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Our Platform Carbondale Needs Municipal Sewage Plant Liberal Artt College Municipal Public Park MEMBER OF THE ASSOGIATED WIRE The Weather Fair tonight and, Sunday. Continued mild. VOLUME 36 CARBONDALE, ILL. SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1940 NUMBER 180 CANDIDATES co SEEK VOTES IN CHICAGO His Hershey Ticket Will Win (By E. L.

Almen)' CHICAGO, March last week-end but one in the Illinois primary election campaign found all candidates for major offices pleading for support today In the Chicago metropolitan area. Harry B. Hershey, the Democrat organization's candidate for governor, moved In today after closing his downstate campaign last night at Jacksonville. He predicted the organization ticket would win both in Chicago and downstate "by crushing majorities in vindication of the clean campaign we have conducted and In repudiation of spurious Issues and questionable tactics of the opposition." Charles E. Bliss, Hershey's campaign manager, predicted a 350,000 vote majority for his candidate in Cook county and 150,000 downstate.

It was announced that Senator Scott W. Lucas would be among speakers appearing at 200 meetings in behalf of the Hershey slate. Hershey's opponent, John Stelle, returned to the hustings last night after a two-day rest necessitated by a cold. He accused Hershey of taking orders from the party "bosses," Including Mayor Edward J. Kelly of Chicago and National Commltteeman P.

A. Nash. Pointing out that Hershey has the support of the Chicago Democratic organization, Stelle read excerpts from Governor Homer's political speeches of 1938 which were directed against the Chicago Democratic leaders. He quoted the Governor as saying 1300 EMPLOYERS MAYDELAYPAY OF UNEMPLOYED Failure of about 1300 Illinois employers to submit their 1939 wage reports to the Divisipn of Placement and Unemployment Compensation may delay payments of job insurance benefits to 11,000 and 25,000 workers, (Director of Labor Martin P. Durkin announced All benefits paid under the Illinois Unemployment Compensation law for weeks of unemployment that start after March 29 are- determined by wages in insured employment during 1939.

If the Division of Placement and Unemployment Compensation not have wage records from an employer, it cannot pay benefits promptly to his former employees. "The (Division has exerted every effort, short of court action, to get these wage records," 'Director Durkiu pointed out. "Officials have sent letters and telegrams, have telephoned and even made personal calls to try to get these delinquent employers to submit their records." The Unemployment Compensation law provides severe penalties for failure of'employers to wage reports on time and.otherwise comply with rules and regulations. These penalties include fines ranging from $50 to $500, with each day of delay counting as a separate offense. Wage reports for 1939 were due January 31, 1940.

Officials of the Division of Placement and Unemployment Compensation pointed out that employers who fail to turn in wage reports promptly and thus delay payment of benefits ara creating resentment against themselves in the minds of workers The 1300 delinquent employers represent less than 3 per cent of all employers subject to the job insurance THROUiSiHreSNAL, PACIFIC-BOUND Far from the safety of New York harbor which sheltered her since the outbreak of the war, the British luxury liner Mauretania Is pictured above as the vessel went through the GaillardI cut of the utAjt tJtf, -M Press Phonephoto Panama canal, presumably bound for Australia where the ship Is expected to be put into service as a'troop transport. The Queen Mary, is also on -the hig-h seas on a probably similar'mission. More than 30,000 employers complied with the Jaw and, submitted their wage reports promptly after the first of the year. in a Springfield campaign address in 1938: "We are fighting for the ideals of honest, decent government. We are going to smash that political octopus which is now seeking to fasten its tentacles on the democracy of Kelly-Nash machine." Benjamin Adamowski, candidate for the Senate on the "rebel" Democratic ticket, charged that Senator James M.

Slattery gave Governor Homer misinformation which induced the latter to veto the old age pension bill passed by the 1939 legislature. Senator Slattery replied In a campaign address that his opponent was trying to "re-hash a false story designed to mislead and delude the aged people of Illinois." He denied had given the Governor any information which might have caused Mr. Homer to veto the bill. In contrast to the Intra-party disputes among the Democratic candidates, the Republican aspirants last confined their speeches to criticism of the New Deal and Illinois Democrats. Dwight H.

Green, candidate for governor, said the Republican primary "must not become a fight," but rather the prelude to a sweeping party victory In November. "We-must not overlook the fact that this is a campaign to clean out the un-American Ideals and methods of the Deal as they have spread through our local, state and national governments," Green said Richard J. Lyons, another Republican gubernatorial aspirant, declared the. New Deal sought to "regiment" the medical profession, the farmer, and the worker, and to promote the thesis that the nation has reached the limit of Industrial expansion. "Although our American system of free enterprise may not have always distributed justly the relative abundance it has created," Lyons said, "the politically-dominated New Deal program has utterly failed to create any abundance to distribute." Easland Brooks, Republican senatorial aspirant, asserted Americans ihat today are "discouraged, frightened, and tired." "America must look to the Republican party for wise and unselfish leadership bask to sanity," Brooks declared.

"Every honest, JAPANESE BACK WANG CHING-WEI IN FORMING CHINESE GOVERNMENT NANKING, March 30 (AP) Backed by the bayonets of his Japanese sponsors; Wang Chlng-Wei formally proclaimed himself head of! a new "central government of China 11 today as the banners of Nanking flapped limply under leaden skies. Wang once was Nationalist China's premier, and with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek was the poll'tlcal heir of the republic's founder, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen. Now his forme call Wang a "despicable traitor." Mounting a platform in front of Dr. Sun's picture, he read Dr.

Sun's will, then read a proclamation ordering immediate cessation of the 33 months of hostilities with Japan and directing Chinese troops to "await further orders." Blandly ignoring the practical talnty of disobedience, Wang announced that his chief alms' were realization of peace and establishment of a new order in East Asia In cooperation with Japan. constructive force must be relieved of of meddling in the European war, fear of more taxes, fear of persecution he added. FARLEY SAYS 1940 POST OFFICE INCOME WILL SET NEW RECORD INDIANAPOLIS, March Postmaster James A. Farley, speak- today before the Indiana chapter of the National Association oC Postmasters, predicted 1940' revenues of the post office department "will set another all-time high, amounting, to at least $750,000,000." Income of the post office department, Farley pointed out was accepted as "an accurate barometer of the nation's business." Describing his as "the outstanding example of a business organization in government," the Postmaster General asserted "there Is no reason for the public to be concerned about the operation of the postal ser- is and should always be carried on such certainty and efficiency that public concern and discussion are unnecessary," he Bald. FIELD TRIAL OPENSTODAY NEAR DESOTO Four Braces Will Be Run Today; Nine Tomorrow The Champion Amateur Shooting Dog Stake, a field trial sponsored by the Illinois Pointer and Setter Club, will get underway this afternoon at 1:00 o'clock, on the courses starting near the Mid-Way Inn, two miles north of De Soto.

There will be four braces in today's program which will. run (bourses one, two, three and four. Each bi'ace will start on the hour. The following braces-are to be run today: No. 1 at 1:00 o'clock- Hal's Luke Pritchet, Howell Jake of Winkle, T.

H. Goddarcl. No, 2 at 2:00 o'clock- Prince Ginger Joe, Tom Mofield, Shot's Ace, Gal Cavaness, No. 3 at 3:00 o'clock- Egyptian Jack, Russell Morgenthaler, Tom's Doctor, L. T.

Mofield. No. 4 at 4-: 00 o'clock- Ned's Boy, Ned Ferris, Eugene Sporty Pal; Reid Troutman. There will be nine braces run tomorrow, the-first one-starting-at 7:00 o'clock a. The braces will be presented tomorrow: No.

5 at 7:00 o'clock- Lake Creek Bob, Roy Tip's Dapple Doc, Walter Johnson. No. 1 at 8:00 Miss Rythem Queen, Orwin Prey, Doc-' tor's Gentleman, Dr. R. C.

Heillgen- stein. No. 2 at 9:00 HORSE SHOE LAKE TO OPEN ON APRIL 1 SPRINGFIELJD, March Director Thomas J. Lynch, said' today that Horseshoe Lake In Alexander. County, would be open to Fishermen, on April 1.

Fishing will be limited to pole and throw lines and the waters will be closed to fishermen- on Sept. 30, he said. King's Mohawk Pal, Dr. Kess Barger, Calico Jane, L. W.

Hailey. )No. 3 at 10:00 o'clock- Drake's Misty Lou. J. J.

Holtman, Flying Dapple Nell, Walter Johnson. No. 4 at 11:00 o'clock- Captain Frank, Walter Johnson; Ramblin Rex, R. A. Hughes.

No. 1 at 1:00 Jerry, Walter Johnson, Sonny Boy Ben, Red Hoffmann, No. 2 at 2:00 o'clock- Ginger Spec Nugyn, C. N. Hallegen- stein, Air Pilot Susie, Harry Hanson.

No. 3 at 3:00 Seaview's Egyptian Pal, Walter Johnson, Egyptian Nell, Ted Bartle. No. 4 at 4:00 Stewart's Never Hit, Stewart, Mohawk Sue, Lament Forsyth. The public is invited to attend all sessions of the meeting and it is announced by officials that plenty of horses will be on hand for those who want around the courses, following the idogs.

Meals will be served at th6 headquarters. U. S. AUTHORITIES QUESTION TRUTH OF DOCUMENTS i WASHINGTON, March The authenticity of documents produced by German officials as evidence that "American'' policy" helped loose war on 1 Europe was challenged emphatically in administration quarters today. President Roosevelt; was the first to comment after tlie purportedly' found in captured Polish published in Berlin, He declared that propaganda from abroad should be taken with several grains of salt 1 i Secretary spoke bluntly.

He declared that the stat department placed not "the slighte credence" in the conversations re lated in the German white book, denied that the war-like attitude the; set forth represented "iu any way the country's foreign policy. William C. the States ambassador to'- France, am Count Jerxy Potocki, Polish ambai sador to the United diplomats whose names figured prom inently in the Berlin rejected as untrue the statement imputed to them in the documents. The President was questioned.ahou the German publication at his -press conference yesterday. One sec tion of a purported diplomatic com munication to the Polish governmen described, him as desirous of "con juririg up a war psychosis" to dis tract America from domestic prob lems.

i This report was alleged to have been sent to Warsaw from ton by Count Potockl, Mr. Roosevelt commented he thought everybody should take with a grain of salt' any propaganda that was put out in Europe A lit later he amended his remark to t. make it two grains of and a little later he raised the amount to three grains. NAZIS UNCOVER DOCUMENTS IN POLISH OFFICE Accuse U.S. Of Part In Starting War JOHN MURRAY DIES IN DESOTO; FUNERAL TOMORROW AFTERNOON John William Murray," 75 years a retired farmer, died ajt his home in De Soto at 9:25 last night Funeral services will be held at the Lutheran at .2 6'cjlock torn or.

row afternoon. Burial in the Howard cemetery near Thd body SIX KILLED; FIFTY INJURED IN TORNADO PIERRE PART, March'. (AP) storms, striking hardest in Louisiana and dipping into three other states, killed at least -six persons, injured more than 50 others and caused considerable property destruction yesterday. The most devastating, blow was struck- at this isolated fishing village of several 1 hundred population. Four were known 30 were hurt and" at' probably was missing here.

be removed Carbondale Funeral Home at 5 o'clo'ck this afternoon and will lie in state at the residence until time for the services. He is survived' by his wife, Katherine a step son, of Columbia; and two 'brothers, Robert Murray of and G. W. Murray of Elkville. Hq was born December 18, 18C5 In Crawford county In Indiana.

He had been" a resident of De Soto for the past five years. BURGLARS BREAK INTO METHODIST CHURCH Burglars broke'; Into the office of the -First Metho.dist-Church''for the second timo within two, weeks and escaped last'night'with'a typewriter: after doing worth of damage to a desk and filing Two'Tveeks 'from' the office. (By Louis P. Lochner) March 16 documents which the German foreign office published yesterday as. "finds" in the archives of the Polish foreign office were only wine" compared "with costly vintages yet to follow, an authorized German source asserted today," Citing the Bible story' of Jesus' conversion of water into wine, this source observed: "American statesmen must not go out on a limb-and try to put yesterday's publication! off with the remark that these were after all the opinions of Polish ambassadors as to what American policy is.

"Remember how at Cana the ruler of the feast complained to the bridegroom for keeping the best wine until Maybe that's what we're tlie end. doing." He further intimated that the German government was in possession of: direct communications by the 1 United States ambassador to Paris, William C. Buliitt; and others. foreign office officials invited foreign col-respondents to inspect closely the original documents' of which copies were released yesterday. Examination the docu ments offered as reports by Coun Jerzy Potocki, Polish ambassador to Washington who is alleged to have to Warsaw conversations with Buliitt, invariably, were written on a rather heavy paper watermarked with monogram under 'which were the words "papier, a under which in turn was the word The reports attributed" to Count Edward Raczynski, Polish a'mbassa.

dor to London, which told of alleged loiiversations with the American am bassador in London, Joseph P. Ken- ledy, were on a 'paper watermarked Waterton Bond." 1 Those attributed to Julius -Lukasiewicz, ambassador to also said have reported on conversations vith Buliitt, were on a paper of Eng ish or American origin, watermarlced 'extra The German press, in. displaying: the EGYPTIAN PHOTO SALON WILL BE HELD MAY! To 15 The first annual Egyptian Photographic Salon will be held on the S. I. N.

U. campus during the first two weeks of May. The exhibition, is" under the auspices of FOTOS, a college club, and competition, for prize awards Is, open to photographers throughout Southern Illinois. Introducing a new approach, in, competition, amateur and professional divisions will be separately conducted. Exhibited photographs will be judged in one of three classes: face and figure studies: scenic pictures, still lifes, sports and press The board of judges will be composed of persons who have had a wealth of photographic interests and experience and who have had previous experience in judging widely- recognised salon showings: J.

Gary Davis, Ph. language department, S. I. iN. U.

and sponsor of FOTOS; W. 0. McDaniel, Ph. mathematics department, S. I.

N. an actice faculty member of FOTOS, who was previously connected with Wisconsin's National Collegiate Salon; C. Clifford Grindle, commercial photographer of Garbondal'3; Frances Kaul, editor of the Obelisk, 1940. Entry date is set for April 15. Condition of entry payment of 50c tor regularly enrolled college or high! scllool students; all others, $1.00.

An exhibitor may, not enter more than four Further information as to the contest may be obtained from FOTOS members or from a future issue of the Egyptian and your home newspaper. COLLEGE PLANS REFORESTATION PROJECT HERE Drv Thomas Barton," head of the geography department at the Southern Illinois Normal University, announced this week the establishment of a reforestation area on the university State Farm. This tract to be reforested, an eight acre wood lot, will be used for demonstration to college classes in conservation and to farmers of Southern Illinois. Discussing the need for such a demonstration area, Dr. Barton pointed out that of the six million acres of land which should be reforested in Illinois approximately five and one- iuilf million acres are in small private lots.

Though a large portion of that acreage is in southern Illinois, there has been up to the present time, no demonstration wood lot in this vicinity. SCANT HOPE FOR PEACE President Meets WitK Sumner Welles In Washington WASHINGTON, March President Roosevelt says there is scant "immediate" prospect for any just and lasting peace in Europe hut that the information which Sumner Welles ohtainecl abroad will be of greatest value when the time comes to establish such a peace. The Chief Executive read a statement to this effect at his press late yesterday, breaking the official silence which had been maintained concerning the visit' of the undersecretary of state to European capitals. Mr. Roosevelt emphasized, however, that "immediate" meant immediate and not the distant future, and that of course no one could tell from day to day what developments would take place.

Thus he did not preclude the possibility that peace might come without a long war. "Even though there may be scant immediate prospect for the establishment of any just, stable and lasting peace in Europe," his formal statement said, available to result of Mr. Welles 1 mission will undoubtedly be of the greatest when the time comes for the establishment of such a peace." The prediction that the undersecretary's data would be most useful stirred speculation as to whether the President might make a move for peace when he judged the time was ripe. Usually reliable sources thought he would, but there was no positive answer to the question. "the information znade this government as a accused United of "an minous role" ,111 European affairs.

Polish' documents', tates. diplomats ROOKIE FIREMEN START FIRE SO THEY COULD "TALK" NORRISTOWN, 1 March, SOAP) Two 18-year-old rookie firemen admitted in they were so ntrignedl by their elders' accounts of iig fires that they started' one them- elves so they, too, would have some- liing to talk about. They set fire to a large barn at they told Judge George 3., Corson, hoping could help It out and then, oa, subsequent ivenings'join the tale -swapping circle the fire house and -say: The Judge reserved Since a national reforestation of such scattered areas would be impossible, the farmers of the state must necessarily be responsible for reforesting small tracts on their own property. The college demonstration wood lot at Carbondale is the size of, most of the private lots and will be able to demonstrate the best methods of reforestation. Mr.

Paul Seastrom of Benton, forester for the southern division of the state, supervised the first planting of five thousand pines in the lots last week. TRADE AGREEMENT BACKERS WIN FIRST FIGHT IN SENATE WASHINGTON, March The reciprocal trade program, a fundamental administration policy and potential'campaign issue, survived a crucial Senate test late yesterday when three-vote majority killed an amendment to require Senate ratification of trade agreements. 'Administration lieutenants, considered the amendment a death warrant for the program, were. jub- ilaut over the 44 to 441 vote. Senator Harrison (D-Miss), floor for lie legislation, extending the program three years, told "The is over now.

I think we'll pass the bill SEEK CLUES IN DISAPPEARANCE OF YOUNG GIRL BREEDS, March- A theory that three and one half year old Helen Louise Chenoweth might have been abducted or lured away from her home was advanced today after an intensive search since her disappearance failed to uncover any trace of the child. (Deputy Sheriff Floyd Morse of nearby Canton said that although search for the little gir! continued, authorities were investigating "other angles" which tended to support the abduction theory. Searchers have covered a wide area near the 'Chenoweth home with more than 200 men taking part, hut no clues were found. Sheriff Robert Cook of Fulton County last night said the disappearance was "puzzling" in many aspects aiid he despaired! of finding the child alive. The searchers explored abandoned mines in the sparsely settled region near the home.

A creek that runs close to the home was dragged. Muddy roads, authorities said, would have prevented the child from wandering far from her home. The little'girl's father, Elmer, is a mechanic, employed in a Canton factory and officers said the financial condition of the family eliminated a kidnaping theory. The family, which includes a five-year-old boy, came to Breeds a few months ago from Davenport, Iowa, Morse said. AMERICAN WRITER FREED IN JAPAN TOKYO, March L'Young, of Springfield, niational News Service correspondent convicted 'on a charge of "spreading fafse' became automatically free today' with expiration of the period in which the prosecution might mve filed an appeal.

COMMUNIST LEADER THREATENED TODAY WITH CONTEMPT ACTION WASHINGTON, March A one-time university professor who became a Communist party leader was threatened today with contempt proceedings because he refused to answer Dies committee questions or say whether he would defend the United States in event of a war with Soviet Russia. Albert E. Blumberg, former teacher-of philosophy at Johns Hopkins and now secretary of the Communist party in: Marylarid and the District of Columbia, was the third of the party's leaders to. balk'at questions this week in the, House investigation of un-American -activities. The -House has referred a citation against one of the previous witnesses to prosecuting officials, and the com- mitte'e has taken steps to obtain similar action against the other..