The Daily Independent from Murphysboro, Illinois • Page 1

First Door South of City Hall on South 12th Street Per Week Fifteen Cents HONE EDITION Established 1891 MURFHYSBORO, ILLINOIS, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1925 Member Audit Bureau Circulate ECKS SANTA BAR Was Son of Mrs. Martin Holiday Who Was Killed In Tornado Here- Despondent Because of Injury Two Years -'Shot Self In Bed. Ualpli Holliday, -I" in lionn 18X5, WUM found Nliof mid dyliiK in his bed in-day uiorniiiK at daybreak homo in that. city. Hearing NIC revolver shot, 'Hollidiiy SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SCENIC FRONTIER WHERE MURPHYSBORO'COMES BACK' State Chamber of Commerce Writer Tells Graphically of Miniature Mountains, River Valleys, Millions ol J'ruil Trees and Takes Readers to Miracle City Storm Couldn Down Where the Watchword is "Rebuild." old lc hi heud Sat- his Mrs.

ran out of thu homo and running In found the dying' husband, who had chosen death, it in In-Hoved, to a life void of the hope of physical because of an old injury. II. is the opinion of dorlors ihal. a Mpim: injury sustained in tho mines near l-llkville two yrar'-i ago, which liad left I lie dt-ceuscd cripple probably for life. had re-, nulled In paralysis of Hie lower (m more will come into bearing in limb.M SOIIH- tiine Friday night ne xl few years.

Saturday morning, and that thej Union county I'ron-s on the suicide resulted. sissippi revolver bottom Illinois Chatuehcr of I have found the 1 green apple pie. And in 1 have discovered a last frontier in Illinois, have oxplor mountains, learned of iinfal homed cave: 1 with grout caverns, stalacl.it.os and sl.alagmiloM, rivaling those of Ken- lucky. Hut the grer-ii npnln I'io, tfroat. American instil utjun IhiU it is intrigues me Tho capital city of the green appln pie conniry is Anna; the land, Union county.

Anna, with inhabitants, lies on the top of thai remarkable uplift known as the Mountains of Around Anna and a group of smaller towns in Union county, Uobden, Dougnhi, Alto Pass and Millcreek. today can be found a. half million fruit treos, mostly apnl'. 1 and peach, in full bearing. Probably dost; to mil- slept under his pillow f-amu'd because, part, of the moved following excopted.

That vouched under cured I ho gun wit his Paralysis is pro- doclors declare, man's body had Iho shot, his arms he could have us head and pro- is the theory, although paralysis may have left useless the lower part of his body. llolllday WHS known to have mourned deeply (be death of hln jucitlmr, Airs. MfU'U" HolHclny, of North ioTeve.uth stivpt, Ivoro, In the tornado of March IS. lit- had been found crying alone rm several occasions. Doctors hud told him that sooner or laler the injury would cause paralysis.

Mr. Holliday was a part owner of filling station al KlkvlUo. Saturday morning marked (he wh'eu it was his (urn to open Ihe station for business for the period. Mrs. Holliday had put I ho coffee on to boil at daybreak, when the shot rang out, She suspected what it meant and ran out for aid.

Deceased wan born at ttlkville. The parents had removed to Mur- phy.sboro some years ago. Besides the wife he is survived by the father, Martin; the sisters, Mrs. Grlmlell Alton of Hlh street And Mrs. Ed Wuymau of Elm Htroei, this city; and the brother, H.

Holliday, of Somerset town- Funeral rites were conducted at ftlkvllle Sunday, (he Knights of Pythinw officiating. The body was buried in Kimniel cemetery. Secretary of of Labor Eyes The Miners fri-Slate Anthracite Meeting in Scranton, Observed Officially by Two Department Affents. (International News Service) WASHINGTON, Juno of 'Labor James J. Davis today.

ordorde Commissioners oC Conciliation, James V. Dowoy and Thomas Davis, Ho act as unofficial observers for the government at the Convention of an- thraclto minors meeting today in Scranton, to prepare terms tor a now wage agreement, with UM: anthracite operators. They have boon instructed to Davis L'jilly advised of every move- made at the convention. FIRST BOY ARRIVES AT BALSANO HOME SUNDAY Mr. and Mrs.

Augolo Balsano, 420 East Walnut street announce tho arrival of a. nine pound baby boy born Sunday afternoon at 1:10. This Is the first boy after throe girls and he is quite welcome. Ho -has been'named Sylvester Angela, ROBERT TO MAYO G0 BROTHERS Robert. Spiller, M.

maclilu- 1st Buffering an acute attack ol' rheumatism at his homo on -West Pino street, Is seriously con- 'slrtoring going to Mayo Bros. Institute at Rochester, for treatment. For-hours at a time 'Mr. SpJUcr cannot'bear to touch hla feet to the floor. vast slor- is to a period makin's for the Mis- river.

II. lias miles, of' rich am( wlH-rfrtlolds of cotton arc checker-boarded with Holds oil corn, wheat ami 'hay. Hero In Ices snuivgle, teeming with fish, and tho woodlandu aiv virgin Tho.so bottom lands have an only M2D to foot aDovo sou level. AH you leave lowlands the hills rise abruptly. miles inland they reach a hoitfht oi' 750 to 1,000 I'ec't.

Bald Knob, foolMK 1,041 Why Is Union oC the srecn pin? 'Hilly and apples go together. Apples do- mujul drainage and t.hoi rbeauty, quality and flavor arc host in the high country, where there is iron and potash in the soil and 'wheiv ihe nights are coo'l. Ifnion county approachns the FathercKt South of tho true commercial applo country. So, il can put I lie early apple on the northern table oarlU'r than any other section. Spocialixing in tho Yullow Transparent, Iho earliest pie apple known and this isn't, applesauce c-lthcr, tho Union county apple is first on the market each year in Duluth.

Chicago, Cleveland, Now York and Boston and all thai- country between, Nor Is IL a ago race reach the piecrust quickest. Hiding into the early market, when prices are high, has helped an ion county to not, more than $1,000,000 annually over years with its green apple The district, at tho western end of what is called tho of Illinois" because of its ruggod and mighty hills, produces practically all tree crops and vine crops oC the temperate Great orchards of peaches, apricots, pears and plums fruit yearly. Cucumbers, rhubarb, berries ami asparagus mako the early northern markets. Sweet potatoes follow in tho fall. Virgin land, they told me, can still he bought in Union county for an acre.

Then thoy showed mo highly cultivated orchard land which, the natives said, had produced $1.000 an acre in a yoar in fruit. as a parting shot iho fruit growers Haiti thai, from Anna goes out yearly, in dollars and cents, more fruit than from other town of its in tho United Slates. Union county is also the home of a variety of clays usofnl in manufacturing various wares. Prior to tho World War clays for crucibles wore Imported, chiefly from Germany. After tho war started Iho government began an Intensive search for good crucible clays in tho United States.

After more than (liroo hundred clays had boon sampled rind tested 'the government selected a crucible from Union as tho best. Union county will show its fruits, its grains and its clays at tho Illinois Products Exposition to bo held in Chicago in October To Murphysboro. Now lot, mo lake you in my journey -through Illinois to Murphys- cfty that wouldn't stay down! use tho word "down" In its literal sense for a great tornado early last spring swept through the city and razed 154 square blocks homos and business houses. I rode around Murphysboro and found 1300 houses booing rebuilt. IL is IL city undaunted in spite of the fact thai porsons died in iVIui physboro in that storm and l.liOO wore hurl, IU)0 of them Hori- ously.

Charlos L. Hitter, president of the It'irst National Hank and leader in rehabilitation work, told me thai, ii would cost; ten million to rebuild tho devastated aa 1)u( Hint il. will all ho r-huilt hotter than hofore. I'Yod M. llolons, publisher of Tliu Daily Indopemlent, said', "This will you an idea of how IVlur- physhoro is coming hack.

One of our carriers was. delivering 107 papers when the storm hit. Every house on his route was wrecked, no! a customer left. Four weeks later, in that name area he was delivering 1-17 papers, That shows (U'liverliiK 2l)7. That shows tho tin- sr-iril, ol' the people." A furniture dealer ostlmaled l.luit it would cost to restore the furniture in 2.000 homes wholly or partly demolished.

The Red Cross on its (nises. for'relief and has been adjusting these at. a rate of about. 151) a week. That- work -is a story in Itself.

There are other stories. Quo that they like to tell is about "Rosy" Cross, a molor car dealer. He'lost everything. The day after the storm lie was eating flapjacks in a Quo arm was In a- sling and ho walked with a crutch. "doing hack into business?" a I'rh-'nd him.

haven't quit, yet," he replied. Ho is thoroughly One brand new 4100iOOO is being started' boro and several that will cost or more. While still rising from the wreck age, Murphysboro is searching for new industries. It. points to its clay deposits and shales, was taken to tiie plant of tho Murphysboro Brick Company where moving belts and automatic machinery turn out a steady stream of wet bricks for the kilns.

I was told that Ihe company is now starting on one order ror is, OOO.OUU 'em, T. was told of nearby silica deposits and tho possibilities of a plant to make porcelain an dena'meled mines are at hand cheap. I was told that a 25-acre peach orchard netted its owner $28,300 in 1B24; $10-00 in 1928 and $11,000 in I was Lold -that similar land, unimproved, can be bouglit hereabouts for from $40 to -an acre. The state is building concrete roads through this country, north and south and east and west. appears that hero must he rare opportunity for the orchardist who is ready to take virgin land, plant his trees and methodically build his future.

That's why I say have round in southern Illinois, in this picturesque land of rolling hills, small mountains, rich river bottoms and prairies.below the foothills, in this miniature "Switzerland," a real TIM no is frontier. Hack from the main roads are si ill people living in log cabins. Scenic? A few miles out of Murphysboro is "Natural Bridge" a. great, arch in wonderland of rocks called "Giants' City." Nearby is n. cave sealed long ago by human hands.

Nobody has opened it to explore it. Legend is that it closed bocause rattlesnakes denned within. So caution has won over curiosity. Mystery. Another in known as Salt Peter cave.

ware. Goal and fuel is IS DEATH TO MIL. ANDREWS Child of Mrs. Maud Andrews, Widow of Blacksmith Killed In Great Storm March 18, Taken Suddenly With Dreaded Cerebvo-Spinal Attack Rites Necessarily Private. Mildred Maud Andrews, beloved "daughter of Mrs.

Maud Andrews, 220 North Eleventh street, died in SL Andrews hospital at. 11 o'clock Sunday morning of cerebro-spinal meningitis. The cnse is -described as one ol! Ihe most acute ever known here. The'' victim's father was J. G.

Andrews, blacksmith, who was Killed in the great, storm March 18th. The child was seized Saturday. From Ihe. first the attack was startling. Soon her spine was drawing, (he curvature being backwards, bringing the feet ami head closer together, a typical characteristic, ol' meningitis 'not wholly con lined to the brain.

The 'sufferer went into convulsions at '1 a. m. Convulsions continued until the hour of death. Scientific treatment being mandatory, and with, the forlorn hope -of saving the child's Jife, she was taken, to "the hospital as the ravages of her became more alarming. City-wide sympathy was expressed as news of the death traveled, that the m'pther should have experienced such added sorrow' at, a time when far from the -shock of h'er husband's death.

Mildred had attended Washington school and was one the favorites in the third grade. She was a member of the First M. E. church and the Sunday school there. The child is survived by the mother, the brothers Leland, John, Harry and Paul and the sister Juanita, all at home.

The' highly contagious nature of the victim's illness considered, the law provided that only a private funeral bo held. Rites therefore will be. private and from homo Tuesday at a. m. Rev.

L. S. McKown of the First 1C. church will preside. Burial in Ebenexer cemetery.

yDef eated 1-0 at Steeleville i Fastest Game of Season T'here Sunday. Victors Qiye Pinckneyville Club, for July 4 Game Here, Reputa- toin for "Class." Season Opener Here to Get Crowd. Miss Katherine Spence, Keefer Cornett Wed Popular Couple United by Rev. Win. Boatman in Lutheran Parsonage Saturday Night.

Honeymooning in Tennessee. fastest gnme ol' baseball in history oi' Steeleville was player) Sunday afternoon when Internatoinal Shoe Co? team defeated the Star 5 Star Murphysboro shoe workers 1-0. Afler the eighth inning it anybody's Steeleville scored on her last chance with two-men down. Battery for Murphysboro; Mariow and Anderson. ur physboro team thinks liftle -of.

a defeat if it-is the outcome of a day of haseha.ll such as that at Steeleville yesterday. Both outfits played airtight ball of real class, players profoundly ing the prowess of their opponent's. Murphysboro outhit Steeleville but the International outfield was' faultless and capitalized sey- erjil seemingly impossible chances. Vesterday was Steeleviile's sec- heard child's oml 1-0 game. Pinckneyville ear- in the year defeated the sturdy Internationals by that score after a hard battle.

Steeleville on learning yesterday that Murphysboro jvoiild meet Pinckneyville for the Season's opening at said the local players were going lip'against a great little ball cliib Steeleville added that Murphys boro has "just that kind" of a bai club, after the game of yesterday 'Henry Park is thoroughly con ditione'd for the Saturday July 4th. Bills will be issued earl this week giving the battle line for the Murphysboro-Pinckneyville game, The Brown Shoe Co. hacking, the' Murphysboro lean and is gratified, to. start the sea po.h- with a "tlassy, han With Miss Katherine Spence, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Spence of North Twenty Second street, and Keefer Cornett, son of 0. H. Cornett of 215 North IStb street, were married Saturday evening at 8:00 i o'clock at the Lutheran parsonage by Rev. William Boatman. Mr.

and Mrs. Myron Mackey served as brides maid and best. mad. The bride is a pretty brunette and has many dear friends. For the wedding she wore a pretty blue Georgette dress with a small black aat, black satin slippers and black hose.

She graduated from the Washington school and' from the M. T. H. S. with the class of '22.

She also attended the Carbondale Normal and has taught in the grade schools of this city. Mr. Cornett is a very likeable young man of promise. He graduated from the M. T.

H. S. with the class of '21 and attended Illinois University for three years. The groom is employed as traveling salesman for Swift Co. For the wedding the bridesmaid was attired in a beautiful blue Henry (lress wiUl i ack Batin pers and hose to match.

Immediately after the ceremony the newlyweds left for a honeymoon, at Humbolt, Teun. HOTELS, HOSPITALS, AND FAMOUS MISSOIT FAIL; MANY REPORTED SCOUTS CAMP NEARS COMPLETION A high wind coming in great giisl.s at 1 n. m. today, followed by uluclrical storm, caused intense uncniHiness in Murpnyaboro and tho countryside, where any old storm' IB a storm nowadays, and one (o 1)0 conjured with, followed the blow. Little dnmage was done.

E. V. WAGNER INJURED ON MEAT HOOK SATURDAY V. Wagner, eighteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs.

J. J. Wagner of North Eighth street, was. hung on a meat hook Saaturday evening nt o'clock. The hook got caught just below his left arm.

The accident occured at the Vallo Wholesale Grocery store on North Ninth street where Wagner is employed'. Although the wound is not serious it very Camp Arrow Head, as this year's Scout Camp is to be called, out on the beautiful Carbon Like, is fast reaching completion, The carpenters finished the floors for the new dining hall and 'kitchen', Saturday, and it only remains a matter of two or three days before it is all clone. Then on July 7th which' is scheduled as opening day, starts the finest camp the boys of. Southern Illinois have ever had an opportunity to enjoy. No pains are being spared to make the camp entirely comfortable, the dining hall and kitchen are to be screened, the tents with floors, and cots 'for the scouts to.

sleep on. Sanitaory arrangements are being carefully attended to by Dr. Carter, Chairman of the Camp Committee. The food will be prepared by Chef Bush, who has for the past: six years been cooking for the Grotto Cafe. The scouts who were in camp last year will be well satisfied with the new cook as they were then.

Enough said. 'Scouts who were engaged in 'Storm relief work, will be happy to know that Shirley Wilson of Chester, who was with us during liiosa days, has been secured to act as Assistant Camp Director. Mr. Wilson is well known in Murphysboro and made many friends among the Scouts during the' day after, the ntorm. The Camp will as usual, under the personal charge of Seoul.

Executive. Many new sf.unts for the of the campers have beeri plan- on ed, among them an archery range and an Indian battle, where one of the early pioneer battles which tok place in this will be staged. The -camp is built to accommodate 30 scouts each period of ten days, the first period ia taat filling up, and any scout who' has' noi signed up, needs to hurry to, get in. hard-hitting With hare roads to the popular park, a good sea.son promises. Pinckneyville is featuring among others the famous Boquillons known as star players throughou Southern Illinois, with Charlie Bo quillbn on the mound, and the speedy K.

Craig in the short field The Perry County Capital 11 ne- for the big July is- Charlie Boquillon (All 1st A E. Boquillon, '3rd; M. Thomas, If; Jim C. Thedford, rf. The trend of local fans is for "home baseball." Tho outfit back ed by Brown Shoe Co.

prom ises to give battle with the best of them in Southern Illinois thi year. This outfit already lias one man In hte minors and 'another candidate or Fans for rehumf)- tion of baseball on a big scale ip Murphysboro are urged to encourage the play at Henry Park beginning July 4th. A big opening crowd is predicted. up. F.

Tanner, A. Day Fraser, 2nd Kraid, ss; Richey, cf; Mrs. Hlnes is ill at her home on North ll'th street; Herrin Klan- Anti Cases Nolle Pressed Circuit Judge DeWitt T. Hartwell Strikes Off 145 Suits Arising Out of Factional Hatred. Boswell, Duty and Galligan Cases Among These.

(International News Service) MARION, June One hundred and forty-five cases in the Williamson county circuit court were nolle prossed today by Circuit Judge D. T. Hartwell, on petition of States Attorney Arley Boswell. Boswell, in his petition to' have the cases dropped, said they were the result of "factional, difffe cultiea" and that the witnesses on one set of indictments were the witnesses for tbe defense indictments. Thus, unjustified cases as well as Justified ones growing out of the klan and anti-klan strife in Williamson county were taken off the docket and never will be tried.

Boswell said the state of mind of tbe general public was such that the people could not procure a conviction in any of the cases listed. Forty-five of the cases dropped named S. Glen Young, who was killed in a gun bottle in Herrin when Deputy Sheriff Ora Thomas was also killed. Eleven of the cases named States Attorney Boswell and former' States Attorney Delos Duty, as well as Sheriff George' Galligan and City Judge Jj3. E.

Bowen of Herrin. CITIZENS' FINANCIAL CONFERENCE People anf Members of City Turkey at Court House Tonight on How to Halt Increasing Indebtedness Here. The citizens' Looting in conference with thu mem'bers of the city council will be held at the circuit court room, at 7:30 tonight. City officials will be present and they desire to make a clear statement of the financial condition of the city bt the people. Then they want the people to make constructive suggestions as to the policies of, the In handling the city's business on an economic basis, to keep the expenditures of the.

city within the. city's income. It looks very much like some of the vital service departments of the city muat suffer and the city suffer proportionately, unless some better way is found, arid' 1 tho conference is for the. mutual good of all the people and of the city. All interested citizens are urged to present.

State Street Breaks In Two, According To Refugee Newspaper Man, Middle Raising 5 Feet And Buildings Froitt Broken Dam Reported Inundating Distressed Areas. Word From District Meagre. BULLETIN SAN FRANCISCO, 29. Unconfirmed ad- co the Southern Pacific offices here this afternoon said sixty-five bodies had been reported recovered in Santa Barbara. The advices are said to have come to the Southern Pacific' railroad headquarters here in a hastily gathered summary from employes, who rushed to the nearest point of communication, (International News Service) LOS ANGELES, June people were reported killed in an earthquake which partially destroyed Santa Barbara morning-, according to received here.

The principal buildings the main business fare are said to have been molished. Arlington hotel is 200 HOMELESS IN MONTANA EARTHQUAKE Great Damage to Property of Willow Tree Wiped Out Fault in Mountains Blaihed for Disturbance That Terrorized Country. (International News Service) BUTTE, June than two hundred persons were homeless at Willow Tree, today, following the terrific earth tremors which rocked this section last Saturday night, followed by fire. According to reports to Milwaukee railroad dispatchers here, the entire town of Willow Tree was wiped out by the flames. The in ruins.

Santa historic mission, according fvv the Southern Pacific is a pile of wreckage. Carillo hotel was said to havfe: Man Held for Car Robbery Jesse ed man, Reed, Murphysboro color- was held for the action of the grand jury Mtonday on the charge of robbing M. O. work jar No. 21631 In the north rail- 'oad yards here.

Reed was ar- ested by Police Chief Win. near the Anchor ice plant at time when Reed ia said to have had in his possession three new hovels and a mattress stolen rom the car. The M. 0. listed oods missing in tbe amount of 133.50.

railroad depot was said to be only structure left standing. Reports trickling in over crippled communicatio nlines reported excessive damage to property throughout this part of tbe country. Shifting along a main fault under the Rocky Mountains near the Missouri river, started the first quakes that rcoked Montana, according to the belief of geologists, foremost among them President Clapp of the University of Missoula. Geologists who located the center of the disturbance area predicted today that the lower rock strata had settled itself on an even keel and it will be many years before another fault can occur. WEATHER Fair tonight and Tuesday ex- ept unsettled tonight tn extreme outh portion.

Cooler tonight iu outheaat portion. Slightly warm- Tuesday. Speaking of "pre-war" stuff; did ever have doubts about an Star. Tell More, is good Want Ad advice, for Independent Want Ads get results. Rates 25 words 3 days 55c.

PHONE OK CALL IT TODAY Former Army, Navy Men for War on Booze (international News Service) WASHINGTON, June and former United States Army and Navy officers may form the backbone for tbe administration's n-ew prohibition enforcement system, it was learned at the Treasury today. General Andrews, field marshal of Prohibition who is reorganizing enforcement under plans approved by announced that qualifications being equal, he will make retired service men adminsurators in preference to civilians. Double Shovel In Demand The farmers in town Monday morning after the rain, claim that the old double shovel plow will have to be brought from its hiding place and put to work once more. The corn has got so large that a cultivator can not be used, as it breaks down too much. This may bring memory of bygone days.

When our dads plowed corn even after it had gotten in the roasting ear stage, the lad and mule could nto be seen after starting in the field until they came out on the other side. The corn has had a good cultivation, bubt some fields have become foul since the rains and need another cultivation. been torn into by the of the shock. Relief By Train. A relief train over tlife Southern Pacific left Los geles for the stricken city 9:30 o'clock.

It was by a second relief train patched from here shortly before 10 o'clock, carryinf physicians and Red nurses. The Gibraltar dam Santa Barbara broke. water from the reservoir reported to be flooding stricken city. Photographers and officers, together with road officials, were from here to Santa at 9 o'clock'by automobiles. R.

High, a Santa newspaper man who here by automobile, a section of the city in All water mains in the are believed broken. Refugee's Story. High fled from Santa bara after the first shocks shook the entire he said. He declared that Santa Marcos building, largest in the city, was molished. He said Stated- street, -the principal street the city, buckled in the-c ter and that the center of street been raised feet higher than the side.

All of the buildings the street were damaged are leaning forward, he said. Water, High reported, pouring through the streets; from broken mains. He said that two hospitals were, wrecked and that several tients in one were killed. The newspaper man ported most of the asleep when the first came shortly after o'clock this morning, said there was a series of lent shocks. Residents -ran terrified into the Many 'fled in their clothing, he declared, phone companies annoi all lines into Santa were down.

Telegraph, however, were not ol commission. City of 75,000. Santa Barbara is a city population. It is located edge of the Pacific ocean, of Los Angeles and 367 miles of San Francisco. Los An immediately upon receipt of news, prepared to aid the city.

All physicians and who could be gathered after the first news of the reached here were rushed the first special train and to the scene of the wrecked Aid Rushed City. Tngs from Los Angeles radio sets to re-establish communing cation also carried relief The Red Cross at San was arranging to send doctors airplane. Trains were rushing tho scene and hundreds of mobiles were clogging tho highway both north and south Santa Barbara in an effort; Cali- reach the quake zone. agreed that the casualties red mostly when the walls of buildings fell. Santa Barbara, one of the fornia playgrounds of is the seat of homes of of rich families.

The city of Montecito is known as the hqrtw of millionaires. No definite las been received, as yet as to destruction, tion. wrought.