The Daily Independent from Murphysboro, Illinois • Page 1

First Door South of City Hall on South 12th Street per Week Fifteen Ccnta COUNTY BOARD HEARS FUNDS ARE VERY LOW $2,500 Left In Election Fund All The Cash That Remains, Supervisor Easterly Tells Board- men Today Orphans Appropriation Asked. /VM.P- i 1 Jf V'. HIM EDITION Member Bureau Circulations Supervisor B. B. lOaslerly of ni ml Tower, who has served years, all told, on the finance com- nilifcR of the Jackson counly board, A0dny treated supervisors to a ro- 01 what he said was the inn; as the depraved condition Hie county's finances.

Supervisor Easterly said thai aftnr a careful look at the books of the counly treasurer ho had found $2,000 left in fhe election I'tiud wo sum and total cash I ho connty can boast of, Six years ago, Supervisor Easterly said, the county had retired nil outstanding orders. He alleged that during those six years tin; county's nuances had languished and come to what he vehemently described as the "worst fix in history." Would Aid Orphans. Mrs. Minnie Smith, matron of the orphanage at appealed to (he board today for an appropriation as aid to orphaned children. She said experience had taught that if the needly children were properly cared for.

the men and women of our communities would take care of themselves. It was pointed out that while the local board had appropriated from time to time for this orphanage, there had not been a single appropriation for three years. The question of legality of such appropriation arose. States Attorney John Rearing was called In to give tho board an opinion on this point. lie said in part that Huch an appropriation was without the law in that any taxpayer could stap in.

If so minded, and enjoin fhii appropriation. Strong opinion was expressed that Inasmuch as the county only had $2,500 left, a part of this might IIH well as not be appropriated to n- Rood cause, unconstitutional not. Supervisor Easterly in fact out that the state had appropriated $500,000 to the storm rfcliet fund for Southern Illinois iml "was going to appropriate an- othre $500.000 to rehabilitate our schools." eventured to say no taxpayer would step in and raise the point of constitutionality in thin emergency, nor seek to stay un appropriation to orphans. Tho board this morning approved -committees appointed by Board Chairman Win. Maddox.

There was hardly any committee work, ns this was almost purely an organization meeting. Supervisors expected to reconvene at 2 o'clock and adjourn for the meeting at 3 p. m. pending the June term. Committees approved were: Bradshnw, M.

In.hol'f, Holla Crawshuw. Wilson, 33. Easterly, Sam Thompson, Henry nnscli. L. N.

Gregerson. N. Oregerson, Fred Dootly, 'John Brandon, I. N. Cor- np.tt, John Marshall.

County Crawshaw, John Brandon, Chaa. Johnson. Road and Moeck- ol, Clws. Johnson, Harrison Wilson. Public Doody, Kd Sherman, J.

H. Cornell. Busch, L. N. Oregerson, Sam Thompson.

Town Caselton, Paul Norton, W. S. King. Marshall, Sherman Dowell, M. tmhoff.

Minos and Mining Sherman Goo. Casolton, John Mar- Wa.ll. Fees and B. Easterly, Hurdy Bntdslmw, Holla Crnw- flhnw, Ed Sherman, Geo. Blue, f.

II. Cornell. Dowell, W. R. King, Paul Norton.

Sherman, B. B. Easterly, John Brandon, Geo. Blue, M. L.

Imhoff. Johnson, Julius Moeckel, Geo. Blue. COL. SAM HUNTER IN CITY THURSDAY Colonel-Samuel N.

Hunter of tho Illinois National Guard was In Murphysboro a we hours Thursday at 1 ternoon. Colonel Hunter was making a trip of Investigation over the Southern Illinois tornado area. BETTY RUTH WILLIAMS ARRIVES SATURDAY A baby girl was born Saturday, April 11, to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence WilllumH of SI.

LcHilfl. Mrs. Wll- llama was formerly Miss Frances Grlzzol, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grizjjpl, 210fi Pln'e street.

They named'tho little WUi. TORNADO AS IT APPEARED FROM AFAR Traffic 'Agent F. S. Short of Brick Plant Declares Tail of Monster Funnel Whipped As It Rushed Through M'boro in Less Than Minute's Time. have Wonder linn often 'been heard tho storm how tho tornado winch ripped Ihrough wont 'and north MurphyHboro should reached out; eaHt.ward and down-town Murphy 1 "Hidoswipod" IM tho term often hoard usod.

Others say the utnrm "did not get down low enough" to get tho oast Others havo still solutions as to why certain purls uf tlio (ownescaped unmarked, Mind others sut'fc-ivd damage wholly isolated from other damaged areas. Pc-rhaps S. Short, trallic routing agent ror the Murphysborn paving brick plant, has funiislvod i ho most plauHiblu explanation of all this. Mr. Short and DrurUe.

pil foreman nt the plant, wen- watching the black rain cloud iu the north-ns th(3 twister up- proachod from out ol' the southwest, and not yet visible. Finally tho cloud in the north bt'Kaii to roll and move southward. Mr. Short called Drueke's attention to this and made for tho plant to escape wliut ho felt be a heavy rain, at least. Arrived there he looked out ol' a south window ol 1 the olllce and saw the tornado approaching I'rom the southwest.

"(Over sen u'cyclone, Grossman?" Short inquired of D. Grossman, bookkeeper. "No," Grossman replied, and laughed. Short invited nim to (ha window and showed 0. D.

one of; tho things. Messrs. Short and Grossman then decided the vault would be a safe place to be while the cyclone was hanging around and made Tor it. They remained there for a brief interval and came out again. Mr.

Shoi-t went to the window again and saw what as: "The facsimile of the picture of the tornado in Florida as published in The Independent. Only it was one hundred times what the Miami twister wan pictured to be. "I saw it sweep across M'urphya- boro. The great toil of it twitched to and fro. One great swipe and it brushed through the city In less than a moment's time, the heavy, dun-colored tendril whipping eningly as it moved northaest- ward." So it was this snake-like tendril that reached out at times from the main center of tho storm and suck- od or knocked down homes and business buildings and uprooted trees and made kites out roofs.

Had Mr. Short had a camera the picture of America's greatest cyclo- tornado could havo been thing for millions to marvel at. Mr. Short declared that the cloud in the north was literally sucked In by the mighty whirlwind in its i'ampage, and disappeared. Druoke, out in tho regions ol the plant, told vividly of seeing houses whirling high In tho Farmers viewing the storm from a distance told of a two-story white house high over Murphysboro like a box-kite.

Robert Bales Dies Thursday Robert Honry Union died at St. Andrew's hospital at 7: OF! o'clock Thursday morning, aged 09 years. Heart trouble was the cause of his death. Mr. Bales was horn in North Carolina Muy 14, 18GG.

He was married April 4. 188S, to Caroline Jackson. The occupation of the decoa.sod way a bhicksmlth, hut the last, six years ho hud re- tirod and livod at Goiluun. His wii'e preceded him in death Bix yeni'H. Deceased had boon ill for the la Hi: four months and had been a patelnt in St.

Andrews hospital for the'last Jive weeks. He was a member of the Odd- and the Modern Woodmefi lodges. Ho was also a member of tho Quaker church in North Carolinn. Tho following- relatives Ono son, F. A.

Bales, -who works for the Missouri Pacific: railroad at Bush; arid three brothers. F. M. Bales, George- Bales, and J. P.

Bales, all of Cambridge fnd. The body will bo'shipped on the Missouri'Pacific Friday morning to Raleign, for burial Jhero Saturday. STATE ROTARIANS SUBSCRIBE $2,500 TO TORNADO AREA At tho noonday luncheon of tho Rotary club it was ordered that, the $1,250 sent to tho local cliib' as its share of the- fund for Illinois Rotary clubs in tho area be turned over to tho "Rod Cross. State FIro Camber was a. guest and spoke of the state cloan-up work now in progross, Storm Sufferers Urged to Attend Mass Meeting at Presbyterian Church.

Saturday Night Hear Director Explain How Murphysboro Will Be Rebuilt. Murphysboro's rebuilding and rehabilitation program will be. discussed in detail at a maaji meeting to be held Saturday night at o'clock in the Presbyterian church at the corner of Walnut, and Fifteenth streets. The meeting, will bo open to the puhjlc. All; disaster sufferers are especially urged to I.

K. Levy, chairman ol' the local relief' comimttee, will preside. Henry M. Uaker. national director of Red Cross relief; will tell the thrilling story of how Murphysboro, now the scene of ruin and desolation, wlil be rebuilt into an even better and greater community.

Baker An Authority. There is probably no one in the country more capable of discussing this subject than 'Mr. Baker. He has personally directed relief operations- in more than 100 disaster stricken communities in every part of the country. Assuming responsibility for this branch qf Red Cross service maiiy years ago-, he is the father of the present disaster relief program.

Those most familiar with the history of disaster relief give Mr. Baker the major part of the credit for evolv ing the system which 1 is now gen orally recognized as the most eftl cient and satisfactory method in existence for administering relief following disasters. Although the press of his work has afforded him- little time for speaking, wherever Mr. Baker has had an opportunity to make a public address he has been given an enthusiastic reception by large audiences. Coloring-bis discussion with a wealth of, ancedotes mid stories taken i'rom in other disasters, he is an ually Interesting and magnetic speaker.

Few people besides those ean'e daily interested the subject realize how large a number of disasters occur each year in this country. Devoting his entire time to this work, Mr. Baker has had only two weeks vacation in years. He says he has about made iip his mind to forget there is such a as a vacation because every time he plans one disaster occurs. Last year he tried to take a week off, but on.the fifth day Lorain, Ohio, was devastated by tornado.

Assistant Director Arrives, Mr, W. Richardson, Director of Disaster Relief in the San Francisco branch office of the Red Cross, arrived this morning to assume-his duties as Assistant Director of the Tri-State Tornado. Relief organ iswti on with -headquarters Working directlyiunder Director Baker, Mr. Richardson will play an important part in extensive rehabilitation program of Red Cross in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, A veteran disaster relief, worker himself, Mr. Richardson has directed relief operations for the Red Cross following mflny ers on the Pacific Coast.

He personally directed relief operations following the Berkley, California, fire of last year. Calling Mr. Richardson from San Francisco, Mr. Baker stated, was in line with his determination to have disaster as far us possible experienced disaster Want Lincoln's Oar, As Memorial Gettysburg, April the sixtieth anniversary of the death of Abraham Lincoln, 1 an attempt was here to 'Obtain'-the railway coach in which the Emancipator rode from Washington to Gettysburg In Nov'enfber '1SG3' dedicate Cemetery here. It would be placed'on exhibition at'tho Philadelphia' Sesquip Centennial next year.

1 which 7 martyred 'president 'fo the' 8eerie" of perhaps his. greatest nionient; 'iiri'd in which he is s'afd by' History 1 to have composed has-- -Men' dropped into discard." From its former' high coach has become'' an toolbar on the Western railroad, aV Cpvinglori, 'according, to information" re'acMilg here. Postmast'er'-Robert 1 of- Gettysburg; is h'oading the? mbVe-- mejit to have, the cnf'i eha 1 bi'fifeated'! tq Ita 'former condition' and ap-, pear'ance. Monster With 20 Men Aboard, Soars Towards Continent Top of Mooring Mast Her. (Tnferua'tional News Service) April llrpakiiiK loose from her mooring mast early this morning in the face of '10-mile 1 gale, the one of the world's largest dirigibles with twenty men on hoard, smrefl high "in the air and disappeared ward the continent.

The 1 top" of the 'mooring most was rent from place and this, dangling from the bow, hindered navigation of huge ship, Organizing Poultry Aid in Storm Area State Dept. of Agriculture and M'boro Township High School Cooperating to Rehabilitate Farmer and City Man WM Lost Fowls; The State Department' of- Agriculture in cooperation riculturla Department 'of the Mur-, physboro Township High School, is organizing definite methods to assist in the rehahilitation of the poultry industry among southern Illinois farmers. Arrangements have been made with the Red Cross to stand all express on eggs and baby chix' that be shipped to farmers in need, Jree of charge. Department of AgripuUuue, Division of Poultry Husbandry: and the olllcers and directors of the Illinois Poultry Association have sent out 1 an appeal to 'the poultry breeders America eggs', baby chix 'of 'grown' fowls' to help in rebuilding the stricken- area from the Misissippi River to. the Indiana line.

All poultry associations in the state are 'expected to have meetings this week to ask for donations. i At this the following' donations have received by the high school Department for the hoys' projects: 1 Reliable Incubator 500 chix size brooder. 100 baby Carters Hatchery, Eldorado, ill 200 baby Mo. Poultry Hatchery, Columbia, Mo. 100 baby chix Furrow Hatchery.

Pooria, Tli. 100. baby Great Eight Hatchery, Carlyle, Kiu brby Hnyss Hatchery, Docalur, III. Other companies are expected to send equipment and feed gratis within the next week. In order to save time and trouble' it will be necessary for the needy farmers to hand their name and address immediately to the Red Cros4 Poultry Division Murphysboro, telling the.

variety number of. cljix wanted, it is requested that the farmers have brooder houses of some kind to takek care- of the chix -when they arrive. Most shipments will made about May 1st, and directly to the farmers applications aro on hand. A. Smith, state superintendent of the Illinois Egg Laying Contest, has written the following letter to those interested in poultry and the of.

the Southern Illinois area: April 11, 1D25 Dear-Fri-ends: 1. have just returned from the toiv nado 'swept district of and it is for ai)y onp to even attempt to describe tire desolation. that has wroifght in this district. Hundreds of. homes, in the cities and' on the.

farms have been destroyed. The Red 'Cross has doing in caring for the 'and they have made, an ap; peal for 'eggs, chicks or grown, fowls- to help rehabilitate the and home. owners In the cities. Department Agriculture, oC Poulrty and 'officers and directors of Illinois send out, thi's appeal the poultry breeders America -for baby chick's' or'- grown. JEowls to lielp re- this He hope, that each and every- poultry in the Illinois, specially, will call meetings ir! assdciationSj-have- their decide many eggs, baby chicks or fowls, they can and and make shipment 'itheJJrst to, Red Poultry JDivision, (dbntlnued on Six) it SITE GROUP ONAPACIFOR H.

Kohn of Anna arty To Get At Etfact Situation State Secretary and 'Freiasitrer and Senators View Devastation and Sound Need. Friday morning our city will be visited by'one of the most important group's of men that lias come ainue of March IS. J-lVjiU'y H. Kohn of Anna, who has beo'n Murpliysboro's friend in many important 'features since the great been instrumental- in forming the party who are coming see'the exac: situation and who will lend every assistance in big matters yet to rehabilitate this stricken district. The word at Springfield on Tuesday was that the following gentlemen would'torm the party: Secretary of Ouster, Stale F.

Bradford; Samuel it' 1 is Auditor Oscar Schrvles, an attorney at Spring- Senators Harry Wilson, M. R. 'Carlson, E. Hughes, F. B.

Earl Searcy, H. J. Haeriisch, R. R. Duvall, J.

Joyce, and Wil- Nelwon and several oiners tire to Sneedf arra.nge party. TJie presence such men here and 1 "that they will ffis'Vv hand of exact con- and jusr what is really done to put people back on thelf" teet, the manner mat is the wish of the generous donors of money for that, purpose will 1 both rebound to the benefit our people. WORKERTON STRIKE TODAY 100 Lay Down Tools When Guthrie Construction Company Declines To American Federation of Labor. News Service) HARRISBURG, April 16 One hundred men, -figuring in a labor dispute on the huge Illinois Central tunnel construction project near Onark, 111., went out on strike today'because, according to labor reports here, the Guthrie Contracting Company refused to recognize the union. The scale of wages has been increased construction camp made sanitary in compliance with the workers' request, labor officials said, but the Guthrie company declared today they would not otherwise recognize "the American Fedoration of Labor.

A labor committee composed of J. K. Russell, James Rose and D. C. Wilson of Harrisburg is directing the strike.

Gorham High In Local School Sixteen Upper Classmen and Teachers of Wrecked Bottoms School and Return by Truck Daily. Their home school wrecked in the storm March 18, Oorham high 1 school students and their tnstruc-' are attending school, in the Murphysboro Township High School building here for the time being. Sixteen students, -together with 1 and Instructors Miss-' es Hoffman and Reynolds, hare been conducting their school in the local township building this week; They will remain, until the Ridse school dismisses for the term, 1 probably late this week or and then use the Sand Ridge school, Gorham high students are appreciating their, ride by truck from Gorham to Murphysboro i and a master of miles a day. Ernest-Noble of Cobden the big truck for transportation to see that higher education." goes on. WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Fri- daM.

iRroljably showers and''locil thunderstorms in south Slightly warmer in north portion. Grew of 37 Men, Funded And Equipped By The State and Directed By Fire EeXCUtlVeS. Gam- i.the cyclone Jiere March IS. her ami Herring Doing Good Work. Dies Today Victim Pneumonia "Follows In juries Sustained When Citizen'Was Caught in Car in Open When Great Wind Came.

The Camber-Herring clean-up squad, funded nnd equipped by the great of Illinois, worked- crew ot 87 men during- Wednesday and made 'unclean sweep oi 1 Manning and Locust streets from 15th to 13th on Manning and to Ninth on. Locust. Thursday saw the squad making the debris fly on 8th, 9th, 10th, llth and 12th from Locust north to Hanson. Once this area, where a wind apart, from the main storm cut down trees and root's and building tops, is completed, the whole crew wlil be concentrated on the- job of cleaning Walnut street. Director Herring stated todap''T "The whole will be started at 17th and will work east on Walnut, cleaning- it thoroughly they go.

Walnut completed, the 'crew will next go to unfinished areas Elm and ine streets. "As the work goes on we are diverting and machines to premises where the owners, intend to build immediately and must have, the debris out of the way so workers 'can' start construction. of trees, ami stumps with the caterpillars is proving slow work. Workers in 'many instances must first, cut the trees sections. The M.

0. is lending us cables drag chains." It was Fire Marshal Camber's idea to clean the business and near-business districts Urst, thus to remove from is left of Murphysboro the menacing fire hazard. This work done, the crew will start in the heart of the jstorm belt 'and work north antl east, terminating' its work in the devas- north end. areas of almost com plete destruction and north, it is felt sure debris will be burned under the eyes of fire guards and thus save a world of labor. it is insisted again that owners 'well able to have their own premises cleaned should not wait for labor, but pridefully do their 'bit and' thus, expedite the work.

It. is insisted 'further that others salvage whatever valuable things that may remain on their premises and stack convenient to trucks the debris. Fire Chief 1 did not wait for the squad to reach his home site oh North, llt'h street, but let a contract for $150 for salvaging and cleaning- there. 'His lot was literally a stack of wreckage and fallen Owners who hare gone ahead and had their home premises cleaned declare it made them feel much better, and whether a home was left there or not. it seemed more like home agajn with the wreckage out of sight.

Visitors are beginning to remark not with'out wonder how Murphysboro, west of the M. 0. railroad, looks so clean. i George- Bowerman died at' 6:50 Th.ft'rsd.ay morning at Barnes Hospital St. Louis.

Mr; BoAverman was injured in On the evening of Marcji ISth Mr. Bowerman went to deliver some goods and started to his home on Alexander when he saw the cyclone coming and tried to beat, it, home. He was in his car near the High School when the cyclone struck and he said every time he tried to get out of the car a piece of timber would hit him. was not thrown out of the car but had his leg broken and general bruises. After the cyclone was over he was taken to the homer Fred Dixon and later was taken to the.

High School and from there to Barnes Hospital. After being in the hospital about four weeks pneumonia developed which was the cause of his death. Deceased was born near Hill July 80th, 1SG1. In 1SS3 he was married to'Mary Crawshaw and for the last forty years he has lived in Murphysboro. The following relatives survive: his widow and two children, Mrs.

George Whiting, Denver, and Sophia Bowerman at home, and the J'ol- lowing brothers and sisters. Mrs. A. J. Rimbold.

Richard Bowerman, and Martin Bowerman of this city, and Mrs. George Rosan of Percy. Funeral arrangements have' not been made yet. The body will arrive on the Panama Limited Thursday evening. Former Grand Dragon Faces 'Girl' Charge FUND SPLIT Association Sends $633.50 for Rclif of Fire Boys Hit in Stofm Here March 18.

Pearl Smith, president of the Illinois Firemen's Association, sent to the Murphysboro fire department as a relief, fund from the association, directing Chief Herring to apportion the fund among 1 those Bremen here who had suffered storm' 'losses. Chief Rerriug split the fund three ways between him: self, Assistant Chief -Earl Wilhanks and Herbie- Chief Herring said other members of the department had not suffered storm losses. BOY KNOCKED DOWN ON WALNUT ST. SIDEWALK Everett. Smith, IS, regained consciousness afternoon at 4 10 at St.

Andrew's hospital after being knocked dojrri -by Rudie Wohl in front of fev Shaw's drugstore a few minutes before. blow to the boy 'a temple knocked him feet and his head epie in contact with" the sidewalk. "Is that enough?" Wohl said, and started to walk 1 a way. Sm i th 's and arms twitched, He was completely out from the bump his bead received ca the, A crowd formed- Wohl was arrested and Smitb' ruabed 'to Uospital. It.

was feared at the moment bis condition miibt be serious. The two had ai-Kued before the blow was Rtruck. D. C. Stevenson of Indiana Must Stand Trial aS Alleged Assaulter of Madge Oberholtzer, Who Poisoned Self.

(International News Service) INDIANAPOLIS, April 16. C. Stevenson, thirty-three former Grand Dragon.of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana and a prominent figure in state politics, must stand trial in criminal court on charges of criminally attacking Miss Madge Oberholtzer, twenty eight, who died from self administered poison. This was the ruling of Judge James A. Collins today in denying Stevenson's motion to quash all charges contained in the live indictments he faces.

IN COLD BLOOD "Black Hiiis" of the Kin- kaids Hold Fearsome Secret Which May Never Be Fanner Slain By Shot Through Window. Sixty year old "Buck" Smith, living in a region in the Kinkaids resembling the Black Hills, his two-room hut three miles traveled road, died without nig Tuesday night from a charge of shot from a shotgun a murderer fired through a front window of the house. Smith, pipe in hand, legs crossed, was resting in a chair near an old rock fireplace when the shot He had just said: "Well, we to bed early tonight and get to plowing tomorrow." The remark was addressed to wife; also GO. and to a hired hand named Joe Thompson, a young' fellow-. Smith slouched in his chair after the shot.

Several, of the nuntber three shot passed through his left hand. Others went into his-face. The main charge cut through life, neck and opened the jugular vein, quickly bled to death. The body remained in the chair early Wednesday when officers arrived. Wife Not Perturbed.

Officers found absolutely, nothing they could take for a clue to tlie murderer. The widow and the hired hand said they found horse tracks outside the house. Officers could not lind these. The Smith hut faces south. It is three miles up the first hollow, beyond'.

Austin Hollow. The house has two small rooms, probably ten feet square. State Police War Solved, the Belief Ban- Measure for State High- Way Force of 750 Men Passed by Senate Escape the Wrath of Union Labor. (International News Service) SPRINGFIELD, 111., April The long and furious battle over the various police bills before the state legislature was believed to have been settled definitely when the Senate passed the Parr bill providing for State Highway police force of seven hundred and fifty 'men. The emergency clause was stricken out and the measure sent to the House.

In passing the Barr bill, the Senate escaped the wrath of organized labor, which contended the Dunlap bill, which called for a state police force, would honeycomb Illlnois'with "mounted strike breakers." Reports that foreign banks are maintaining branch in Illinois Representative Benjamin Mitchell'' of Chicago to introduce a resolution in the House.providing for a committee of five.representatives, equipped with an of five thousand dollars, to matte a thorough investigation. The Senate committee reported favorably oh the Brown bill creating an aviation the Kessinger bill appropriating fifty In the front room is a window, on the east side. Smith, was sitting in his easy chair in the southwest corner-of the front room near the grate. The was fired through the east window. One small panel of glass of the sa me is gon an was replaced with paper, in the -This paper with shot.

Assistant and Deputy Sheriff Nanmaim were the first to arrive at the isolated scene of the killing, after authorities here were notified. They were' struck with the calm they foifnd in the home. The widow, like, the young'nired hand, seemed unperturbed. The'two answered questions reluctantly and by wqrd and manner impressed investigators with their disinterested manner. Slieriff C.

E. White a.nd William Flannigan, a deputy, arrived at the scene in the afternoon. They, too, found nothing excitement there, unless it was suppressed excitement, hidden under a veneer calm. Had Separated. The Smiths had separated lived apart for some five Several months ago they get her again.

Mrs. Smith compensation for the death son in a Granite City mill several years ago. Smith was a small, wiry with a temper. He owned acres where he lived for 2S He had engaged in disputes ovi timber and land lines in his tin and, officers neigh seemed to respect his word daily when he was exacting whi he declared to be his rights. Acting -Coroner Lewis called a jury and conducted an inquest, returning a verdict of first murder done by the hands of a party unknown to the jury.

One officer' declared today the murder might ever remain a. mystery. Officers searched hack througll the years for some yjtal wrong Smith may have done one of his neighbors, ami said they found striking cause for deadly towards him. 0 The sum of found oir Smith's body. thousand dollars for awards in the arrest andf conviction of bank rob- ll lls hers; and the'Kessinger bill calling for a' tax of one thirty-secondth of a cent per bushel for grain sold on futures.

A MOSQUITO BOOM Louis Paul le Gendre has propounder a plan for the extermination of the stinging.mos- quito by a noh stinging variety which he says hq has discovered in Brittany. The non stinging kind exterminate the variety, his experiments, show. June Ho well of Dowell was a COWS UNDERGO TEST FOR TUBERCULOSIS; "Among owners whose cows recently been tested for sis in this city and county, are Luther Trigg, Lon Mattie Christenseu, Thos. Truman Stearns, John 6. Fisher, Frank Reiman, Millard Kunce, J.

W. fith. J. W. Snider, Isaac Tnchel'Mff, J.

ft. Dunn, Joel Dunn, J. F. LayV ton. business visitor in Thursday afternoon.

Murphysboro HURT BY FELLED TREE WEDNESDAY Wm. (Buck) Waller was ly hurt and left bruised and a'braised Wednesday afternoon when a. tree felled on the right of way for the gravel -road, Easterly- Corners to Henry, rolled over and caught him. Walter hart limb" off the falen tree and the caused the to" roll over eaten ing the iicross the hips. He was- dazed, a time and regained tfis other workers calling to him'..