The Daily Independent from Murphysboro, Illinois • Page 1

Our New Story "Neighbors' Wives" Is Making A Big Hit JACKSON COUNTTS 'f- HOME NEWSPAPER Established 1891. MURPHYSBORO, ILLINOIS, MAY 21, 1926. Price 15c Per Week PLEASES FIRST LOCAL ACTORS DECIDED HITS IN PHOTOPLAY Seats at Premium at 7 Appreciate Local Production STRAW HAT PARADE FOR SATURDAY Citizens Wearing Winter Felts After 1 P. M. Will Be Shot at Sunset Seats were at a premium at the Hippodrome as early as 7 o'clock Thursday night for the first showing of "A Day in Miss Thelma more of Murphysboro starring as Baby Ethel, and Forbes Alexander playing tho lead.

roles of Mr, and Mrs. Hen-peck, played by Mayor C. D. ijjJoplin and Mrs. Cora Rollo, equally good.

The audience, expecting to a' mediocre production I such as many home talent pic- V'tures turn out to be, was most rt pleasantly surprised. A real lypicture was shown, a two-reel comedy good of itself, but inv tensely more interesting because of the appearance of local characters. In addition to the big film a'feature showing of Jo- tally familiar church and v.chool scenes and personages together with excerpts from city's recent cleanup cam- nuign rounded the picture out to most pleasing proportions. "A Day in Hollywood" will be on the screen at the Hipp tonight and Saturday. Showgocrs last night express; iod the opinion the picture will -imjoy a dandy run here.

Ex; 'pressions of appreciation were '-heard that The Independent have attempted to pro; such a picture. The pro- Auction was made possible on- by the employment of ex- pert movie men who worked ay and night for two weeks to make the film. fitter Election Fight In Oregon International News Service PORTLAND, May The polls opened today in the most contested primary election in Oregon in many years. A record vote Is expected to he- 'jast as Issues have been sharply leflned and Intensive campaigns mvo reached every hamlet In the 'Uate. High point In tho primary hangs i round the senatorial conteses, Senator N.

Stanfield ig tho hardest battle of his political career against a field of others. Although aligned with the regu- In the senate Stanfleld is being fought by a large Mod ion o.ld line republicans In his state, principally on tho hargo ol' absenteeism, alleged fro- fMuiiiit lapses in the matter of sen- fntorial roll calls being held against Tlie annual straw hnt parade will pass through down town Murphysboro Saturday afternoon between 2:00 and 2:80 o'clock, led by I he (ire department. Any caught wearing a folt hat or winter cap nfter 1 m. Saturday will bo shot at sunset. The 150 milimeter cannon stationed on the northeast corner of tho public square will he used.

It' there happens to be anything left of the victims the remains will bo burled in a felt hat. The parade promises to bo an exposition of some of the very latest (also earliest and oldest) straw hat creations on sale or left over, For the benefit of the crowds a dozen or so good straw hats will be sailed ut to the lucky ones on the public square. If you want a good straw hat bad enough, be there with your horseshoe up front and get one. The Straw Hat parade will be an annual feature in Murphysboro and a sort of celebration marking the coming of the season of tho year when strawhats, ice cards and country picnics are altogether proper and tho thing to be expected. After the parade the crowds are invited to have a look at the show windows and see the very latest strawhats for the season, ranging in price from 5 cents to 5 dollars and up.

The straw hat parade was to have been but cold weather defeated 1 CHAMPAGNE Two Alleged to Have Held- up, Shot and Killed Benton Janitor Affirms Missouri Fire Rate Reductions Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, May 21 An ordnr reducing A took fire mranre ratoff in Missouri ten per issued Ben C. Hyde, stato f'mporlritondent of Insurance on ctobor 9, 1922, was today upheld tho stato supremo court. Reporter Testifying in Carroll Perjury Case Says He Drank From Tub Associated Press NT3W YORK, May that Joyce Hawley, a show girl, actually was in a bath tub from which men drank champaign at a party given by Earl Carroll, theatrical producer, was recorded in his trial for perjury today, Arthur R. Irwln, a reporter for the Dally Mirror, gave this testimony after introducing testimony yesterday. Carroll is charged with having denied that liquor was served, in his testimony before a grand jury which investigated the bath tub party on tho stage of his Irwln said he took two drinks of champaign from tho tub before Miss Hawley entered It.

He said on the stand today that Carroll himself invited the guests to lineup and have Miss serve'them drinks from the tup in which she was sitting, Elinor Ncunlist, 23, son of the mayor of 'Logan, and Harry Kirkman, 21, also of Logan, are being held in the Franklin county jail on a charge of murder, following the fatal shooting of John Fray, fiO, janitor, employed -In the Hart build- Ing at Benton, about o'clock Wednesday night. The shooting occurred on Wos Warden street in Bon ton, after th two youths had held up the janttoi It is alleged. According to a version of tho af fair said to have been obtained in a confession of one of the youths after holding the man up one the bandits ordered him to tun around and run. Fray, it is stated started to flee from the scene ant was brought down by a bullet, aftoi he had proceeded only a few steps The shooting attracted the at tcntion of Mink Luster and Willie Bays of Benlon, who were passing near the scene of the holdup Thinking that someone was steal ing an automobile' they followei the car in which the two bandit? fled and secured the license num ber of the car. The number was furnished the authorities and the ownership ol the car traced to Kirkham.

Assist ant States Attorney Neeley Glenn and 'Deputy Sheriff William Hi! proceeded at once to Logan whore Kirkham was placed under, arrest and taken to Benton. The prisoner is said''to have made a partial confession of the crime and Implicated Neunlist in the shooting. Neunlist was. later arrested in Logan. Neunlist denied fired the shot janitor'but admitted being in tho cor'' with Kirkham on the streets of Benton.

(BULLETIN) Associated Preas JOL1ET, May Tlie W-lll county grand jury voted today to request Governor Len Small to appear before it: next. Tuesday; 1 An investigation of state prison conditions way. Chauncoy Jenkins, director of the state department of public welfare, today reiterated his testimony before the grand jury yesterday, declaring that Warden Whitman was'solely to blame for prison conditions. More Help To Secure Dry Enforcement Group 10 Bankers At Benton Friday Quite a large delegation of Mur- yaboro bankers wont to Bon ton Friday morning to attend tho noting of the bankers of Group which the Murphysboro Jl-'M bald a membership. Those itwnding from hero wore C'luis.

L. Hitter, 3rcV. R. R. Cobbum, A.

VV. C. Alexander, ionry Quernhelm, George esa, Roger Klmmel, Frank on and W. S. Smyser.

Col. R. B. Mln- Sill, B. Fur- Robl- Indian Hill Rattle Snake Is No More! Jim Harris Is in for a little enako glory himself, Clyde Wisely, the merchant, not having a corner on It.

Jim was ambling along in the wooded area of Indian Crook hill when a rattler more than four feet long, raised his tail and made a noise like an Illinois Central cross- Ing clock. "Ah, said Jim Harris, pausing and looking on. "Why start a fuss about It?" So he picked up a club long enough and stout enough and made sure this particular diamond rattler would never more bite a human or a rabbit. The snake was skinned. The body weighed over four pounds.

It had nlno rattles and a button. Mr. Harris kept tho skin and is drying it. (Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May to the Federal prohibition forces of state, county and municipal ofllcers was made possible today under an executive order issued by President Coolidge. This move at the request of Assistant Secretary Andrews in charge, of prohibition enforcement is expected by him to augment the Federal dry forces greatly.

Prohibition officials plan to place the local ofllcers on the Federal staff, perhaps as dollar a year men since they will be serving as federal officers in addition to their regular duties. While local ofllcers in most states and cities are already cooperating with the Federal government in enforcement of prohibition It was said at the treasury that today's action will clothe them with full federal authority and it'is believed by Mr. Andrews to be a big step forward in the dry enforcement work. How soon Mr. Andrew's will take advantage of this authority and the exact extent of tho scope to which he will put it has not been decided.

i', Stanko Juki'ch Dies Like Rai Sentence of John Randolph Commuted dARSON CITY, May Stnnko Jukich, giant Serbian, went, to his death in tho lethal gas chains ber here today smiling. He joked to the last. Jukich entered the gas cell at 11:00. The hydro-cynaic acid Among the Murphysboro people that attended tho Elks carnival at Horrin Thursday evening were: M. W.

Barr, Loon M. Weinberg, Gene Gruahkin, Lillian Kaiser and Lela May Arming Cloudy Saturday portion, and unsettled tonight, fair, cooler in southeast Several Injured In Train Crash Associated Press CHICAGO, May fast Chicago and Northwestern railroad train traveling about forty miles an hour, ran into an open switch in Wilmtete today, crashed into a freight train and injured several passengers. Throe coaches of the passenger train, Chicago bound No. 8, were derailed and the ongino and tender were overturned. The baggage car wns wrecked and other damage was done to the freight tram and tracks.

Mine Strike Settlement Continues In Deadlocks Associated Press LONDON, May. is every indication that that deadlock in the mining situation will continue well into next week at least, as neither the government nor the mine owners have made any new moves toward a Mrs. E. Fiege returned to her. home in Columbia, 111., after spending a-week here with ber 'sister, Mrs.

Louis Habermebl, of'South Legion. Way. were turned on by n. gnnrcl hidden in another room and Nevada's second gas execution WHS Jukich strode across the prison yard with a. firm" stride, shouting "Good bye boys, I'm still happy.

He. laughed as tho guards strapped him in the chair. He smiled as he sniffed the almond odoi'ed gas, took several deep breaths and nodding his head went to bis eternal sleep, allowed for emptyXxznnffflixzfHirf Twenty-five minutes was then allowed for emptying the cell of the gas before death witnesses and physicians entered to officially pronounce Jukich dead. Promptly at 11:01 prison guards led hands behind him, trapped his logs to straight iron jars and-then, made him fast to a icavy stationary chair in the gas a sizzling sound oi' leath a cyanide fumes will rush forth from the tiny hole and as- jhyxiate him almost instantaneous y. In a last minute test late last light two prison cats were sacrificed in the lethal chamber! Death 3ame within eight seconds.

Of three convicted murderers originally sentenced to be execut- together today, Jukich Is the n'ly one who will pay'the supreme penalty. One of the men, John Randolph, 3, sentenced to die for the slaying his 72 year old mother, was sav- from the gas chamber by a mater of hours. At a dramatic session late yes- erclay afternoon pleading lawyers ucceedod in persuading the state loa'rd of pardons and paroles to ommute Randolph's death sen- en ce to life imprisonment. It was claimed that Randolph vas crazed with drink when ho beat bis aged 'mother to death and that his act, therefore, was not premeditated murder. Guadelupe Acosta, a Mexican, the third man scheduled to have died today, was transferred to the criminally insane ward of the state penitentiary recently when his mental condition was found below normal by a sanity commission.

Acosta-was convicted of the murder of a deputy sheriff. Thus the triple execution originally set for today dwindled to a single death In -the little glass chamber which this morning was in readiness for its victim. Jukich was convicted of killing Mi us Madek when she refused to marry him. He came from Serbia for the sole purpose of marrying the girl. Her parents had agreed 1 In the "old country" that their daughter should wed Jukich when she reached the age of 16.

Jennie Madek, however, decided she did not care for Jukich and refused to have anything to do with him. Jukich then shot and killed her. Tho giant Serbian had hoped with Randolph that the pardon board would also commute his death sentence. The board, however, previous to saving Randolph decided, it could not stay Jukich's execution. When told that liia last chance for clemency had been lost Jukich betrayed no signs of emotion.

UP to this time the big miner had been pacing, his cell and seemed extremely nervous. Murphysboro Club Woman Chosen in Chicago Friday To High Honors CHICAGO, May 21 (Special to Independent) Illinois Federation of WqmWs Clubs in convention here today elected Mrs. Mary A. Wall, of'Murphysboro, See- on Vice President, and adopted a resolution by Fire Chief -Albert Herring, of MurpTnys- Uoro, urging Illinois women to volunteer as fire prevention- 'ists in their homes. CHARGES OF FRAUD MADE IN CLUB Demand May Be Made For Reballoting in Woman's Club Selection of Officers Attorneys For Convicted Bonnie Newberry fees Associated Press ClilCAGO, May an counter charges of fraud in yestei clay's election of the Illinois Fee eration of Women's Clubs may re suit in a close investigation of elec tion totals and in a possible de mantl for re-balloting if any of th ILT Waiter cago to of the Illinois man's Clubs by News Service May Seymour of Chi- elected president Federation of Wo- a vote of 344 to 257 Mrs.

John P. Mafor her opponent, son Aurora. Mrs. George 13. Palmer of Springfield, retiring president, defeated her opponent, Mrs.

William Hart, of Benlon, for the position of general federation director, 405 to 194. The election of Mrs. Wall, of the Murphysboro Woman's Club to state ofTice is accepted here not only as signal honor to the lady and.her li'omo town organization, but as indicative of her march to even higher state honors as a club woman. Mrn. Wall is president of (he Woman's Federation of the 25th district and her candidacy for state office was boomed here and at the district meeting at Cairo as well as at divisional meetings throughout the For several years the lady has given a great deal of her time and energy to clubwork in the home and an ardent advocat of civic and moral uplift, and an eloquent speaker.

Her election today will mean spontaneous ratification on down state women. Mr.s Wiall resides in the old family home at Walnut and Eighth streets and is the mother of Mrs. Jessie Wall Daniel, of Thirteenth contests are close. Mrs. George Thomas Palmer, re tiring president and candidate fo general federation director, inti mated the posibllityof such a (level opment when she stopped the bus iness of the convention to say tha reports had reached her that cer tain delegates were loaining thei official badges, which admitted them to tlje polls, to others not en titled to vote.

"Delegates," Mrs. Palmer shout ed, "do you think this is a politi cal convention?" Although Mrs. Palmer would no talk of the charges, several of those close to her said that if total? showed that there were more votes than official delegates, the matter would be brought to of the executive board. And if the discrepancy is shown and is large enough to influence the election drastic action would result. Balloting took the whole of yes terday morning: In the middle it the first charge of undue infiu ence in the election was made Mrs.

John P. Maspiv of Aurora, the anti-Palmer eondidate for presf dent, when she complained that two women were electioneering for Mrs. Walter Seymour of Chicago the Palmer candidate, at the door of the election place. The two women were withdrawn. CARBONDALE, May 21 (Special to petition to change the form of municipal government at Carbondale from the commission form to the aldermanic, declared by Attorney C.

E. Feirich of Carbondale to be illegal because of faulty signatures, among thirteen otHer alleged illegal defects, Is to be tried in Circuit Court May 24. A court ruling however is necessary. One illegality would be sufficient to throw it out. Carbondale has been under the commission form for several jfears, adopting the new form of government some time after Murphysboro adopted tho form.

Murphysboro more than a year ago returned to the Alder manic form. Perusal of the names to the petition indicates the strength of opponents to the present which Bert Hill is serving as Mayor, comes from the big East Side. Almost annually such a petition has been circulated here Jnit thus far has never effected a change in government. In event the petition is upheld, an election will be called here this slimmer. The report that the petition was circulated and backed by malcontents because of public improvements and the additional taxes they mean, lacks verification.

Mrs. W.T. Snider Of Sand Ridge Expires Friday Mrs. Willis T. Snider passed away at her home in Sand Ridge Friday morning at Age about 45 years.

Mrs. Snider has been in declining health for the past year, suffering from-tuberculosis. She was a member of the Penta- costal church. Surviving relatives are: her husband, Willis T. Snider, and the following children: Mrs, Pearl Hall, Gale; Mrs.

Ross Demster, Grand Tower; Willis, Lelancl and Tillman at home, Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at the home in Sand Ridge at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in the Morris cemetery. Old tiarrisburg Invites Local Golfers Sunday Harrisburg has invited Jackson Country club golfers to 1 the Harrisburg links for a return engagement next Sunday. Golf leaders in Murphysboro and Carbondale are enlisting volunteers for an invasion of Saline county Sunday with the avowed intention of trimming Harrisburg at home, like she was trimmed here. The local club defeated Harrisburg three up.

It is doubtful if Jackson county golfers can pull the same stuff at Harrisburg, being unacquainted with the Harrisburg course, said to be one of the fine ones of Egypt. Local golfers Who care to make the trip with their ladies are to report to the club secretary at once. Carbondale plans to send twenty players Sunday, Murderer Declare He Must be Found Sane by Jury Associated Press CHICAGO, May Scott, convicted of murder then sent to the prison for the insane, has been found sane and must face the jury again with the gallows a possibility in the back- Rifle; Slug Gets John Eanis in J'ohn Eanis was killed almost instantly at 3 o'clock Thursday on what is known as "The Cliff" at Alto Pass, 16 miles south of Murphysboro, when a shot fired at random re 0 nine by Bonnie Newberry, 11 years teen year old drug clerk in a hold-'old SOU of Joe Newberry, en- up a year ago. Attorney General -tered Eanis' chest Oil the Carlstrom disclosed today that a (rocks above, commission of state alienists, headed by Dr. Herman Adler, state crimionolist, has found that Scott is now sane.

No precedent for Scott's case has been found, but. under the procedure anticipated States Attorney Crowe will receive formal noUfica- tion of the finding and the states attorney then apply for an or- 1 der of court discharging Scott from the the Illinois penitentiary for the criminal insane, at Chester, and ordering his return here for retrial. (International News Service) CHICAGO, May Scott is sane. Official announcement of this) finding by a commission of alienists that examined the slayer of Joseph Maurer, Chicago drug clerk, was received here today by Attorney General Oscar Carlstrom from Springfield. The Attorney General in an opinion given C.

H. Jenkins, State Welfare Director said that his only duty now was to carry out the terms of the mittimus which sent Scott to the Chester asyylum for the insane and return him to Cook county where he is 1 under sentence to hang. A jury trial looms however as Attorneys for Scott' contend that, was found insane by a jury and only a jury can again legally find lim sane and tlius 1 him again a position where he shall hang. Attorneys. for the: state contend all that now is necessary is to Scott to Cook county, take lim before the court in which he was convicted and have a new date set for his hanging.

Scott's brother, Robert, now is in he Cook county jail awaiting sen- euce for complicity in Maurer's nurder. killing was pureJy-ac- accordkig to Alto Pass messages to The Daily Independent Friday. The boy was firing a 22 calibre revolver in the back yard at hi3 home, the bullets hitting the cliffs at the edge of the Alto Pass telephone ex-' th change operator said. Eanis, it is alleged, had just that day escaped from the asylum at Anna and was high on the cliffs overlooking the town from the 'east. It is not believed in Alto Pass that the boy saw the stalking figure in the rocks, or if he did, fired that way only for the sport of the thing.

Eanis was a native of the Alto countryside and naturally returned there after aHbgv edly escaping from the Anna hospital, not many miles south. Eanis' body was found by Frank Newberry, a neighbor of the Eanises. The shooting and the unusual nature of it caused considerable excitement in the town. William Walkei Claimed by Death Thursday Evening Expires After Illness of Six Months Sunday Afternoon Harrison Sparta Highway Local Motorists May Have Slab.to- Pinckneyville, Sparta and East St. Louis by Late 'Fall NEW E.

Jones of Quebec is hunting for a bottle oC real bootleg liquor to take to England in order that it may be analyzed and its-- contents revealed to British prohibition workers. It seems as if he would not have to hunt long. STOCKHOLM. Crown Prince Gustavus Adqlphus is likely to run Marshall Foch a close second in receiving degrees from American universities; Yale, Chicago are already on WEST FRANKFORT, West Frankfort Fords relinquished their hold on first place in the Southern Illinois Hard Road League when they were defeated 6 to 2, by Carterville here Thursday. The pitching of Abell, Carterville twirler, featured the game.

Russell Ford, outfielder, hit a home run in the eighth inning. Score: Club R.H.B. C'ville 00004200 7 1 W. F. 00010001 53 Batteries: Abell and Stephens; Servue, Taylor and Heflin.

Nice thing about spring is you are too lazy to worry about spring Joe Williams, Cassie Hogan, Geheviere Wiley and Herbert Davis aiotpred to Anna Wednesday and spent the evening on pleasure. William H. Walker, prominent Ora township resident, expired his home northwest of Oraville Thursday evening at 8:15, aged 60 years, 10 months and 22 days. For the last six months he ha been ill, suffering from stomach trouble. Mr.

Walker was born in Clay county, June 28, 1865, some years later moving to this where he has lived a good portion of his life. In 1SSS he was married at Ava, 111., to Miss Florence Parrent For some years he has been a very prosperous Ora ship farmer. Mr. Walker was an admirable man, a citizen of the highest type. He was a model husband and father.

His life is worthy of emulation. When 18 years old he assumed the care of an invalid aunt and took care of her for twenty-one years, until her death. He also cared for two brothers and one sister, until they were 20 years of age. He leaves his widow and the following children: Mrs. Mary Tuthill, Vergenues, Theodore Walker, Levan township, Mrs.

Lillie Smith, Pinckneyville, Willie and Alonzo Walker at home. Other surviving relatives are, one Frank, of Oklahoma, James Walker of Ava, Mrs. Mollie Newton of.Ora township, and-Raleigh Walker of Murphysboro. Mr. Walker was a member of the Free Will Baptist church.

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home. Interment will be in the Birkner cemetery. While the state highway department lost its fight for a circutows route for State Highway No. 13 to include Cutler, Steeleville and Percy between Pinckneyville and Sparta, the decision in the Sangamon County Circuit Court upheld the state in the controversy north of Murphysboro according to dispatches. This controversy arose over the route through the Harrison settle- atjment to the viaduct crossing of the Missouri-Pacific.

The state drew away from the original survey north of the Missouri-Pacific and- certain owners there launched mandamus proceedings to make the state build to the line of the specifications in the $60,000,000 bond'is- sue. With both the Harrison and the Sparta sectors cleared for construction, it appears that Murphysboro motorists may have a slab to Pinckneyville, Sparta and East St. Loin's by late fall. Less by the state of the Sparta case argurs well for Murphysboro in point of reduced mileage, Murphysboro to St. Louis.

Route 13 is thus to remain the "hot, shot." freight and passenger route out of St. Louis into the heart ol "Egypt." MARION, May Marlon defeater the B. B.s of Benton, 6 to 1, Thursday. Stiritz's hitting knd Miller's pitching were features. Miller fanned eight.

Score: Club B. B. Batteries: Hosea. 00 1 1 R.H.E. 7 3 10 1 House Defeats Haugen Farm Relief Bill (BULLETIN) Associated Press WASHINGTON, May House today defeated the Haugen- Farm relief bill carrying measures designed to stabilize agriculture prices.

The vote was 167 to 212. Engineer Is Killed When Engine Turns Over International News Service DANVILLE, May iam D. Earl, engineer on the division of the Big Four rail- 'oad, was killed today when the jngine on passenger train No. 43 which he was piloting, turned.over' Gurisaire, Greenwood, as it entered an open switch at. Su Francisviile, 111..