Show VIGOR VIGOROUS OUS YOUNG prosecutor state s attorney edmund burke who prose cutes the evil doers in sangamon county N where the capital of illinois Is located has seen to it that john E W wayman who holds the same important position in cook county most oj 0 which la is chicago loes not get all the limelight that goes with the legislative bribery scandal in the young state s attorney at springfield lost no time in getting busy when he heard beard that there had been bo among the states state s lawm lawmakers aUers it if any of that money passed here tn in sangamon county I 1 want to know about it he said and I 1 do something omet ng in the way of indicting people in myself self mr air wayman didn dian t like to have the young democrat at the state capital butting in and made some such comment which brought forth a caustic rejoin der in which the springfield pro decator ec aitor the word plot this stirred things up to a lively pitch and the bribery investigation took on a personal tinge so far as burke and wayman were concerned the attorney general of the state air stead then took a hand and tried to assist mr haymin by having the he inquiry started by burke at springfield stopped judge robert B shirley ho however Niever said mr burke had a right to go 4 ahead with his probing so long as he did not liter tere fere with the investigation in cook county should there be uch interference said the judge be he would then stop the springfield end of the quiz until such time as mr wayman would not be interfered with mean time the people of illinois were wondering one thing they thought of was that wayman was elected en n a republican ticket and mr air burke was a successful democratic candidate whether there is any significance in this difference daffe ence in politics Is only a matter ut of guesswork it Is a eater bet that it is the zealousness of both prosecutors and their desire to get to the bot hot torn tom or should we say the man higher up that prompted them to take a couise which seemed to indicate that they were fighting each other instead of fighting bribers and perjurers mr burke Is a graduate of the university of michigan he ile was bradu abed from that institution of learning 11 years ago and returned to springfield f to practise law he ile has interested in politics tor for the last eight years and was thrice elected a member of the board of supervisors of sanga mon men county in 1908 the democrats of the co coaty anty put him on the ticket tor for state states s attorney and mr burke had no trouble in being elected CURTISS ON AN AERIAL WAR the next time two nations are at war it is to be hoped there will be no next time airs airships bip will swarm like deadly insects over the old fash toned navies cropping rop ping their terrible poison in the shape of paric p add acid bombs before the he unwieldy men of war are able to retaliate 14 this Is the idea of glenn II 11 curtiss aviator 11 who says the huge battleship florida recently launched and other Dread will be useless in a battle with an aerial fleet more than 1000 aeroplanes aero planes can be launched laun chel chet tor for the price of 0 a single battleship he adds I 1 was much interested in the launching of the florida I 1 heartily subscribe to the preparations we are making to defend our country from all aggression but I 1 do not believe that we are tire going about it in the right way in view of modern conditions battleships have been impressive engines of war but their day Is practically done it is as sure as death and fixes that the airship will supersede the great floating structure of steel with its immense gun a imagine for instance that a hostile fleet Is anchored 20 miles off new york ark suppose it consists of some of the most powerful of modern vessels like the florida before it could begin to shell the city our fleet of aeroplanes aero planes would start from the new jersey flats suppose wo we have only of them each is able to carry pounds of bombs i 41 bombs were used in the bauth african war which weighed not more than ten pounds they were made of picric pierle acid so tar far as I 1 know there Is nothing more deadly the missiles can be hurled down on such a broad target as a war vessel with great precision during the day the aeroplanes aero planes could soar away at a great height they could be painted the color of the sky before the lookouts on the hostile fleet could discern the mosquito like flyers the aeroplanes aero planes could swoop down and blow the warships to pieces before the ships could bring any of their clumsy guns into action the aeroplanes aero planes would be off and sate safe before another year has passed away many many nations will devote the mil hons lions they are now spending on Dread nau its to to building fleets of aeroplanes aero planes it Is e HEAD READS S A washington C CLUB LUB mrs Alexa alexander white gregg wife of cepro tentative senta tive gregg of texas who was elected prest pros va 4 dent of the congressional club in washington re bently Is one of the most attractive and accod women in the congressional set representative senta tive gregg Is now serving his fourth term ID in congress while in no sense a mrs gregg has elways taken a great interest in the congre conre club a unique organization the membership of which Is composed exclusively ol 01 the wives of senators and representatives i mis vis gregg who was as previous to her maage marriage miss mary brooks of palestine tine texas Is a meni mein her of an old virginea vir ginta family which settled in the f I 1 one star state during her infancy she Is espe e bially popular among the southern contingent in washington representative and mrs greg gre og have a deb tante daughter miss may gregg and three sons during the social season occupy a hoube house at no corcoran street and entertain frequently u norb nlrb gregr s selection is v president was vas greatel with much fasin by the other club members me abers the election was as called to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of mrs james breck brock perkin widow of representative perkins of Po lochester chester N Y the club gives an entertainment every fri laa la afternoon these were postpone I 1 laring may in deference to mrs tatt taft who entertained friday afternoons at a series of garlen parties EDIS EDISON ON SPRINGS A NEW ONE thomas A edison wizard of the electrical world has brought forth a new idea that will nol not prove popular with the great army of 0 persona persons who make their living by cle clerking in the store stores mr adison Is nothing if not original and his new scheme has its interesting points an automatic store which might be called a store la Is the wizard wizards a scheme mr edison says it will voll decrease the cost ot of living ane be a boon to mar mankind ildrid he ile has ghen thought to the great number of clerks that would be thrown out of emp employment loment if his idea should be carried into effect bit he sas sacs it would permit them to devote demote their time to something that would benefit them and their country more than their present occupation does 9 ile is reducing to paper the plans that have long occupied his brain for an automatic store when these plans ire re corn coin he hopes to see salesmen replaced by automatic vending devices in mci stores the customer need but walk up to a slot machine drop in the proper r coin and his bundle neatly wrapped will be delivered in bis his hand almost the only employees such a store would need would be the men to attend to tc the machines and those in the central station to overlook their operation the customer tor for example will deop his coin turn the pointer to andt cate pate the particular kind of goods be v Y aslies and touch the button the ma bine hine will do the rest latal u |