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THE PAPER WITH A QUALITY PURCHASING POWER FOR THE ADVERTISER, THE fREE PRESS GIVES YOU THE BIG NEWS BEFORE ANY )THER MEMBER OF ED PRESS-LEASED WIRE Volume 27. CARBONDALE, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1930. IVING BRE MOB AMERICA'S CUP DEFENDER LAUNCHEP i Echoes of Speech on Prohibition in 1923 Is Heard IS ALMOST SURE TO BE CONFIRMED Regular Republican and Progressive Groups Are Satisfied (By'Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May confidence of the administration that Owon J. Roberts will prove acceptable tn I ho Senate as associate justice of the Supreme court, was muliminlshed today by a throat of opposition based upon thf' prohibition. Tho regular Rejniblleans were enthusiastic over the president's choice find the nomination was welcomed by the leaders of the successful fight against the confirmation of Judge Parker, whoso rejection made Rob; crts' appointment possible.

But from the South came objection that In doliverinr: an address in 1H23 Roberts denounced the 18th amendment. Senator Shephard. of Texas, ono ofj Ute authors of the amendment, said' that was "enough for him" and that he would oppose confirmation. Later, announced, he had been' reliably informed that Roberts had denied making the 'assertion attributed him. Th.

1.r»rt of four the new boat's skipper C'DALE COMPETES AGAINST 25 H. S. TEAMS TODAY ITARRfSBURG, TIL, May than 200 hlph school athletes from Southern Illinois High schools will compote in the district competition of the 'stato track and field meet at Taylor Held hero tomorrow. Contest- imts are entered from Benton, Car- 'Imnrlole, Cartervillo, Christopher, Cur- i-ioi- Mills, Eldorado, Equality, Galatia, HaiTisburK. Herrin, Hurst-Bush.

Johnston City, Marlon, Murphysboro, Metropolis. Valler, Ewing. Goreville, Non-ls City, Shaw- noetown, Scssor, Brookport and West Frankfort. Preliminaries will 'bo held in the morning In all events except the halC- mile and tho two-mile runs. Events lister! are: 100, 220 and 440 yard clashes, half-mile and two-mile IL'O yard high and 220 yard low hurdles, SSO-yard relay, pole vault, javelin throw, shotput.

high jump, broad jump and discus throw. The 50 yard dash has been eliminated. Five places will be counted for points and winners of first and second places as well as all point winners on the victorious team will be eligible to 'enter tho state finals May 17th at Champaign. MT. VERNON SHOWS 2,500 GAINJN 10 YRS.

Du Quoin Shows Slight Gains During Last 10 Years (By, Associated Press) SPRINGFIELD, 111., May i figures released today show Mt, Ver- no'n. In Jefferson.co.unty.rrWith-Ja',p,opu- tatlon'br "12,354 or an' of 2539 compared with The, gain was attributed to'a number of new industries that have sprung 'up in the city in recent years. Sparta, in Randolph county, gained 28 In past lo'years. The 1930 figure Cor Sparta is 33GS. By wards, Sparta shows: Ward 1, 1501, increase 22; Ward 2, Oil, "decrease 22; Ward 3, 1250, Increase 28.

Other Illinois figures were reported as follows: Du Quoin, Perry, 75G4, increase 279; Du Quoin precinct, Perry, 10,420, increase 741; St. John village, Perry, 297, decrease Findley, Shelby, loss 88; Morrisonville, Christian, 904, loss 214; Stonfngton township (except. Stonington), Christian, G42, loss 124; South Fork township (ex cept Bulpit), Jerseyville, Klncald and Humphries, Christian, 1210, gain 139; Rosemoml township, Christian, 849, loss 69; Piicks township (except Mor- rlsonvlile), Christian, 564, loss S'7; Mosquito township, Christian, 920, loss 75; Johnson township, Christian, G14, loss 1S7; LaSalle, 13,092, increase 42. M'BORO WOMAN MAY HEAD ILL. CLUBWOMEN Elkville Re-Employs High School Teachers W.

Damron, principal of Community High school, has been offered a throe year contract at tho school and the entire faculty was reelected by tho hoard. Making rapid strides in its stiuljes and sports, the school, one of the best known in southern Illinois by its ofl'ar to keep the same staff substantially compliments every faculty member. Faculty members are; Science, Blades; History, Gail Roynton; Coach-Mathematics, John Isom; English, BouUih Hartman; Latin, Helen Urbanovlt; Music, Mary Alice' Esslck; Commercial, Coi 1 noiia Blum. will graduate a class of 2G the evening of May 2Gth. An in- crease in the student roll Is expected next year.

FAST DO WELL MINERS PLAY HERE TOMORROW The fast Kathleen mine baseball team will play the Prince Cleaner-s tomorrow at the Woods park. The Minors' team is one of the best in this section and will have Edwards and Leek as the battery and for Carbondale McGowan and Holt as battery. The game will start at 2:30 and women will be admitted 1 free. Man with a double chin is such an accumulator that he generally has plenty of mousy, too. Two Franklin County Men Found Dead Twenty-fifth district, Illinois Federation of Women's clubs ih regular annual session here today at the First Methodist church unanimously and enthusiastically endorsed Mrs.

Ma.r.y Alexander Wall of Murphysboro for lilinqis. Mrs. Wall is a club woman of great experience, pleasing personality, wonderful poise and will, fill the position of president of this great group of 75,000 club women with ease and dignity, with renown for the organization and a splendid example of the wo'tnanhood oi! Egypt. Mrs. Wall has been a leader in.the club- movement in her own city for several years and served this dtetrlct as.

in a most successful regime. She has been vice president of the state federation of women's clubs, and is now completing'a term as chairman of the endowment fund committee of that organization. By her charm and she has greatly' endeared herself club women'of Illinois "and particularly of this the state-and h'er election 'has 1 been' virtually assured 'for several months. Mrs. Wall's candidacy presented to the federation her tbwnswpman, Cora Rollb; in a.

delightful -manner and -met with instantaneous, response from the The' state meeting will be held in. Springfield May 20-24, and the sure 7 that the third name will'be'added to her roster of state presidents when those sessions have been H. Cande.e of having served as the first state, federation president and Mrs. W. H.

Hart having served, a term ago. BARRIE, PETER PAN'S SPENDS 70TH BIRTHPAY WITH CAT WEST FRANKFORT, 111. May Deaths of two coal miners were reported to police here late yesterday and coroner's inquests wore held today. John L. Knight.

G3, Franklin county coal miner, was found lying on the bank of the Big Muddy river, west, oil Benton, with a bullet wound through his heart. He is believed to have killed himself, though relatives could.of- fer no motive when questioned today. Joe Getty, '13, 55eigler miner, was found dead in his home yesterday by his daughter Two bullet wounds in his left chest caused death. He Is believed to have committed suicide. LONDON, May James M.

creator of Peter Pan and other whiiflstcal cteaturea, who have charmed hiilliowg of readers and theater goevs, today, celebrated his seventieth birthday, alone in hig modest London flat with his black cat, Timothy. Throughout the day mailmen arid messenger boys" climbed the narrow bearing letters and tele grams of congratulation from admir ers all over Vne world, but notice was given below that author would rather not receive Tw-j favored friends, who were per- -mitUd to enter the small study, stated that Barrie passed the day. recalling his boyhood days in the village of Kirriemuir, the model for the village of, Thrums In his novels. Tonight lie made a speech at the Royal Literary 1 fund dinner. LADIES'NIGHT CELEBRATED BY LIONS'CLUB Eighty Attend Affair Held at Midland Hills Club Last Night The annual Lions' club ladies' night was observed at.

Midland Hills Country club last evening: danc- novelties went- to make up the one of the best and most enjoyable social affairs given by the club. The club house was artistically decorated in purple and gold streamers and a large lion. Spring flowers, balloons and -paper hats lent a colorful atmosphere. Favors of carnations were given to the ladies. The speaker of the evening was Prof! E.

G. a member, of the Rotary club. M. P. Boulden, president of the Lions' club, was toastmaster.

Singing of the club's songs pepped up the whole affair. There were 80 present. Yale Students Fined for Rioting NEW HAVEN, Yale students, four of them wearing 'bandages around their heads, were fined $25 each today on charges of breach of the peace ns the result of clashes with police growing out of the annual Freshmen "spring riot" last night' and early today. Three of the eleven arrested were discharged by thcj court when they proved that they liad no connection with the rioting, and one is to be arraigned later, after his release from a hospital. A traveling salesman who somehow got mixed up in the meles is also in the hospital and will have a hearing later.

Among those fined was Raymond High, Chicago. John McEwen, Winnetka, 111., a member of the 1929 varsity football team, was among those discharged. Famous Pitcher Endorses C. M. T.

Camps Major General Frank Parker, com- Miianding the Sixth Corps Chicago, Illinois, has received from the Secretary of War the following in- dorsement from Walter Johnson, one of the best known and most popular big league baseball players: Washington, D. C. The foundations of courage, loyalty, tolerance and team- laid in the Citizens' Military Training Camps. I take great pleasure in giving my unqualified in- dorsement to the C. M.

T. C. movement. (Signed) WALTER JOHNSON, Manager, Washington Baseball Team, American League. April 14, 1930, C'DALE BY 3 POINTS IN Harrisburg, First, Her Second and Carrm, bondale Third HELD AT HIGH SCHOOL HERE Schools Close; Another Eirst Would Have Won for Cdale Harrisburg won first, Herrin second and Carbondale third in the Big Seven intellectual-contest held last night.

Only three points separated first and third places-and only one point first and second place. -Harrisburg won with 22 points, Herrin 20 and Carbondale If). Murphysboro scored 6 and Marion 5. Other schools in the conference were Benton and West Frankfort. Tho winners: Kenneth Dixon, Harrisburg; second, Allen Groves, Herrin: third, Bryden McMurtrie, Murphysboro.

Boys' Bert Ebbs; Carbondale; second, Darrell Moore, third, Paul Stewart, Herrin. Jane Rose Whitley, Harrisburg; second, Paul Meadows, third, Rollinas Stanley, Marion. Girls Charlotte Fra.ley, Carbondale; second, LaCene Ford, HarrislWg'r third, Ida' Loir Pilaut. Herrin; Humorous Hannah Thomas, Harrisburg; Aquilla Ward, Jrlerrm, and Raymond Shaw of Marion tied for second and third. Boys' Harrisburg; second, Herrin; third, Carbondale.

Extemporaneous Aubrey Land, Carbondale; second, Ralph Brown, Harrisburg; third, William Wolff, Murphysboro. Girls', Carbondale; second, third, Harrisburg-. The Carbondale's boys' quartette, which Avon third, is composed of P. Reeder, R. Reeves, B.

Ebbs and W. Rushing. The Carbondale girls' quartette, who won first, were Fraley, Smith, Stevenson and Draper, LIGHTNING STRIKES SKY, NOT EARTH, PART OF TIME (By Associated Press) LINCOLN, C. Jensen of Nebraska Wesleyan university-has recorded 3,075. lightning discharges from clouds.

Of these 1,979 indicate 'that the lower side of a cloud is negative while 1,090 indicate it is positively charged, he says in a report to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Photographs of lightning from the positive portions of clouds should branch downward, he thinks, while those from the negative part should branch upward. His photos indicate that this is true, but that there are marked exceptions. SLAYER FLEEING FROM SCENE DIES IN AUTO ACCIDENT (By Associated Press) 1 JOHNSTOWN, May 24, of. Johnston, was killed with a shot gun and Arthur Patton, 24, of Johnston, -was wounded in the head and hands today.

Their alleged assailant was found dead a little later after the automobile in which he "fled struck a concrete abutment about 'Six miles from the scene of the shooting. He was identified as Pasquale Martona of McKeesport'. WEATHER Showers and thunder night and Sunday. storms to- Daily routine is subject to so many interruptions that few get chance to spend "thirty minutes every day with good book;" REVEAL RECORD OF "RIPE" VieTIM; HUNT FOR WOMAN Seek Motive for Chicago Slaying; Punched Out Victim's CHICA'GO, May on the life of Harry Antiiony whose body was found here Wednesday morning with thirteen bullet holes 1 in the head and chest, was furnished yesterday by police of Toledo, Ohio, where he had lived until five weeks ago. The information indicated that Anthony was a' racketeer and may have been killed'because of it, although police saw- possibilities of a woman, who is being hunted, as the cause of the kill- in Anthony was known in Toledo under many aliases, Frank Fisher, Frank Frisher, A.

Woods, Herbert Anthony Harry Martin, Aubrey J. Bryant, Clyde Anthony, Robert J. Woods and Harry Sampel Martin, according to Toledo records. A card in Toledo listed his record as: March 26, 192S, surrendered as a fugitive from justice to the sheriff at Jackson, on a charge of neglect; October 31, 1929, sentenced to 10 days for receiving stolen property, sentence suspended; January 31, 1930, charge of impersonating a police officer dismissed. A year ago, Toledo authorities declared Anthony was a doorman for Jimmy Hayes at the Jovel'club, where a dice game was in progress.

He wore a star andi used it in' seizing slot machines in stores and bringing them to police of Toledo asserted. THE DOWNS CLASSIC TO BE BRILLIANT By ORLO ROBERTSON (Associated Press Sports Writer) NEW the color and splendor attending a renewal of the famous English America's racing clans will pay homage to Lord Derby of Great Britain at the 57th running of the Kentucky Derby over the historic Churchill Downs turf on May 17. The 17th Earl of Derby, known in private life as Edward George Villiers Stanley, arrived in this country May 3, and for three weeks will be feted and honored by America's foremost thoroughbred owners and statesmen. Climaxing the visit of the distin- Climaxing the giiished Englishman will be his presence at the Blue Grass turf spectacle, where Lord Derby will present to the owner of the winner the trophy of victory. Lord Derby's speech" will be broadcast in a network hooking England and America by air.

Since May 14, 1779, the name Lord Derby has been, synonymous with thoroughbred racing in the British Isles. The twelfth Earl of Derby originated the colorful Epsom Derby, but it was not. until 1924 that the Lord Derby's colors were flashed in triumph. Sansovino won that year for the present turfman-statesman. There has not been a year, however, when the entries of Lord Derby have not been feared whenever they went to the post.

While, in Lord Derby will be the guest of Joseph E. Widener', president of the Westchester Racing which controls Belmont park. His itinerary calls for receptions and dinners in New York, Washington, Philadelphia and Kentucky. U. H.

S. Net Team Beats Marion High University High 'cleaned up the singles and doubles in tennis against Marion High here yesterday. Jones (Carbondale) beat Shapstall (Marion) 64 and 7-5; Thrailkill (Carbondale) beat Burnett (Marion) G-4, 4-6 and 7-5. In doubles Rich and Thrailkill (Car- bondaJe). beat Holland and Ferrell (Marion) 6-4 and 6-3.

LYNCH NEGRO AND BURN COURT HOUSE IN TEX, Thousands of Frenzied Citizens Battle Troops During Fray $60,000 COURT HOUSE BURNED Officers Use Tear But are Unable to Stop Mob's Onslaught (By Associated Press) SHERMAN, May to cover by a driving rain a mob which took the life of George Hughes, negro, late yesterday, burned Grayson county's $60,000 court house and destroyed three block's of buildings in the negro section, today had virtually broken- up and, National Guardsmen apparently had the situation under control. Fifteen men charged with inciting a riot had been arr.ested. Nine men, one of them a National Guard captain, were injured. Until a heavy rain falling about 2 a. m.

the mob in groups of 25 and 30 stood on street corners. As the rain increased the crowd gradually dwindled away. (By Associated Press) SHERMAN, May broke out anew here tonight as a mob of several thousand persons divided into two sections, one battling a detachment of National Guardsmen -Sp-tlie-Wuare where the court house had been burned earlier in the day, and another mob storming the jail. Hardly had a detachment of sixty or seventy men from the One Hundred and Forty-fourth Infantry, Texas National Guard, arrived from Dallas when the mob again unleashed its fury. The troops attempted to drive the crowd from the grounds of the smoke-blackened court house.

The crowd attacked the guardsmen with fists, sticks, stones and bottles. While this melee was in progress another portion of the mob advanced upon the Grayson county jail a.nd the guardsmen were compelled to divide their forces to send help to Sheriff Arthur Vaughan and his men. One man was reported shot in the encounter at the jail, bat his name was not learned, Reports had been current that Sheriff Vaughan had resigned, but when 'telephoned at the jail he said: "I don't know now. They're storming my jail. I'll talk to you later." The negro population of Sherman, estimated from 1500 to 2000, was nowhere to be seen tonight and the negro quarter of the city was deseil- ed.

Rumors had been reported various times during the afternoon that the mob intended to march upon the negro quarter tonight and burn all buildings there. Appeals were sent out to neighboring cities to rush police officers to the assistance of Sherman authorities. Belleville Is Wet by 20 to 1 NEW YORK, May was- the only one of five cities newly reported today in the Literary Digest poll which did not give majority for repeal of the ISth amendment. Bradford gave a-plurality for repeal. Four cities listed in second reports all gave majorities against enforcement.

The wettest city in the group nevrly reported was Belleville, 111., which voted more than 20 to 1 against enforcement and cast a two-thirds vote in favor ofjrepeal. Of the cities reported for the second time, Erie, and Peoria, 111., registered majorities in favor of repeal. Gary, cast a plurality for repeal, while modification received a plurality in Manchester, N. H. Of all nine cities in the two groups enforcement received more votes than -modification only in Bradford..