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T.HE FBEE PRESS GIVES YOU THE BIG NEWS BEFORE ANY OTHER PAPER THE PAPER WITHJ PURCHASING! POWER FOR THE ADVERTISER MEMBER OF THE ASSQCIAIED WIRE Volume 23. CARBONDALE, ILL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, NUMBER MURPHY VICTORS OVER MURPHYSBORO TAKES TOLLB91IVES Heavy Death List in Ozarks, Near Heber Springs, Ark. TWISTER HITS LAST NIGHT Half Of Ark. Town In Ruins, Fire Came In WakeofWind (By Associated Press) LITTLE ROCK. Nov.

Thanksgiving tornado through A- 1 kansny, Louisana, of Missouri lato last night look a toll of GO lives, Injured scores and left a trail of smashed and damaged 'buildings. Tho Arkansas known dead as 3S. at lii. Mississippi 9 and Missouri 5. Hebev Springs, a town in the foothills of the Ozarks, suffered most, for ID of its inhabitants were killed and injured.

In addition half of the town is in ruins and followed the tor- undo. Property damage is heavy at nayneHville. where five persons were reported to have beou killed. Fifty nil well derricks are reported 10 hftVf been raxed. (By Associated Press) HARRISBURG, Nov.

Tho reasons for tho Thanksgiving Day dynamiting and attacks with machine puns arid buck shots in southern Illinois- obscure today, Hiindsakev, minor, was the target and Is in a critical condition Tho first attack upon Hunclsaker came early In Thanksgiving inoiuuit? when his homeVas dynamited while he and his family slept. No one was Injured but the house was badly damaged. The second came last night when a touring car containing four men overtook a coupe in which Hundsaker, his father-in-law and friends, were riding, and poured a stream of machine gun Into the hicle. Hundsaker was shot four times most of the missiles taking effect In (he upper part of his uocty. Albert Robinson, his was hit In the leg while Milburn Vinson, the other member of the party was injunul.

Officers searched Hund- saker and found him to be armed. tho attacks on his home yesterday he armed himself. 'Officers confiscated a machine gun and two rU'leo find two revolvers. A theory ad- vr-incecl that the dynamiting of his home was intended for the home of (has. Birger, gnng leader who lives a short distance away.

The machine gun attack last night, however, officers in a deeper quandaiy for Hundsaker is not believed to Tie allied with either gang. The robbery of the store of Sam Illpperdam; halt' mile from bore, last night offered the other attack In the Thanksgiving Day turmoil. Pvipperdam received a. sup-. orflcial wound from buck shot when five men attempted to enter his store, Tie firod back.

Left; to right, top Woodruff, Wright. Stotlar, Applegate, McGowan, (Capt), Hopkins, Deitz, Neely, Assistant Coach-Gadskl. Second row, left to Jim mie ''Holder, Dodd, Montgomery, Mountain, Choate, Travelstead, Robinson. Bottom Woolridge, Cisno, Hodge, Garner, Clausen and A. Wright.

BROWNING NOTED GUN INVENTOR DIES Peaches Bought Fine Pajamas (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Nov. Brown-' Ing complains that he is still getting bills for finery bought for "Peaches." Tho latest Is for silk pajamas. fBy Associated Press) OGDEN, Utah, Nov. M.

Browning, world famous inventor of firearms, is- dead in Belgium, a cablegram to relatives in Ogden an nounced.today. Unlike many great inventors who -of the fruits of their creations, John Browning, originator of the famous machine gun which bears his name, has been described as "a success from the start." The Browning water-cooled machine the .45 calibre'automatic pistol adopted by the States army, and the machine gun rifle, all Brown'ng inventions, were supplied to the and Allied armies by the million, and played a tremendous part iu winning the war from Germany. Browning inventions never lacked a market. From the time he manufactured his first gun at the age of 13, until the World War made him more widely known, Browning received flattering offers for his ideas and inventions almost as soou as they had taken definite shape on the work bench. Tbp son of a rifle manufacturer, Browning demoted much of his tim'o as a child fashioning simple toys fr6m scraps of metal picked up around his father's shop in Ogden, Utah.

It was from such scraps that he male his first single shot weapon that proved effective In rabbit shooting. Ten years later he had invented and manufactured GOO rifles which later became known as the Winchester single shot model. From then on the Winchester company M'boro Victory Fitting as Coach Ends Coaching Here bought every model youiig- Brownm? was willing to soil. Fashionable Women Besiege Court (By Associated Press)- MA1DSTQNE, England, Nov. Fashionably dressed women besieged the court at the openi.ng yesterday of the trial of Alphonse -A.

Smith, No more fitting climax could have. Coach Woodruff's five years of coaching bore, as- he leaves his post cooch ut I ha school, than the conspicuous victory over the Murphysboro eleven. This is the. last A'ear for Woodruff here, he said today. As.

yet, however, he has not decided where he will go, but to continue In leaving he leaves behind him the deepest good will, of both school and town', is credited crack coach.and has a. large, place jn hearts' and affections of i the students who know a good teacher from the school is departing, of Musician Taken to Minn. Home The body oLEcl.cli.e'Teske, member of the Floricla-'Crackers orchestra who died Tuesday night, from Scarlet fever believed to have been contracted by exposure when he waded water to get a shot gun he dropped while hunting Thursday-was taken to Truman, Minn, his home today. His father and mother who arrived yesterday, accompanied the body which lay in state at the Funeral Home until their arrival. Other members of the orchestra with which he played remained at the Funeral Home until the youth's father arrived, John Floyd, who with Teske was to leave for Texas, this week, left by himselff today for El Paso, Texas where he will play with the 'Southern Entertainers, a' recording, orchestra.

Burglars Steal Cash Register Frank Kryhser, fruit farmer of south of Carbondale, conducts a. fruit, and- produce sale's stand on the highway-south, reported to the Sheriff Monday the theft of a -cash formerly an oft'icfir in I register at his business'-place, late last Guards, for the murder of his lifelong fr-iend, John Derham, sion to the-court room is 'On August 12.1as,t, Smith, liis wife, and. Derham. were lii. the Smith-' at was a quarrel Smith from the struggle-badly bruised, Der-' ham was dead.

Both Smith and the socially elect. im Derham were of week. The thief-removed a from a'window and-got the-, machine. The 1 ''owner "believes burglar took fche 'was'full of only a C'DALEWILL BOY SCOUT CENTER Prominent Citizens Endorse Work. rive Opens- Monday Carbondale is well -on way become a large center of scouting hi the newly organized Jackson, and Union The movement is not without' the backing of prominent men -here "Who interested in boys' Here is what Carbondale leaders boys' work have to say: E.

Mitchell: "I want 0 see iteri troops of Boy Scouts' in this city alon'e. The aim of this organization will be to give scouting to the rural boy. on the same plane-as a the city. The scout'movement is an asset to any community." Dr. Barrow: "'There is no need to NORMAL CLOSES BRILLIANT YEAR; DEFEATING CAPE Southern Illinois Teachers' College Team Beats Missourians FOLEY MAKES 60 YARD Is Only Touchdown Of Game.

Was Coming Game at Cape The paths glory centered towards Carbondale from two directions yesterday as far as football is concerned. While the town was in the. midst of its celebration- over the victory of the high school against Murphysboro, tidings came in that the Teachers' college had won from Cape on its own field and'its home-coming gamp at that. The score was 7 to 0. Enthusiasm swept down upon the town when the news of the' teachers.

winning their final, game 'was received, which ends for them perhaps the best season in years. A 60-yard run by the fast- Fole'y. with a fine piece of interference, netted the southern Illinois teachers' college the score which, closed', a season with a single-defeat five 'victories and two Both lines were strong, and a go'ocl deal of kicking marked the game. Carbondale'. got within 20 yards the goal-one time and Cape 12 yards on the only complete pass, but on the very next play, lost the ball and heir best' chance to score' during the game, on another attack via tho air.

Floyd-'made, the goal kick the extra point. The-flash-by'Foley 2am in 'the second quarter: Shurtleff is the only team that beat Normal. RODGERS'NON- 1 STOP FLIGHT YET UNBROKEN U. S. Flyers Forced Down With Mileages Of 1186 and 1448 (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov.

shade of John Rodgers smiled encouragement today to his former mates as they, rested and contemplated their failure to write a new ch'apter to the annals of The feat of the valiant- commander, who had fifteen, months before led otn expedition across the Pacific which brought' him and his. crew down 'a record distance of' 1S41 from the. starting point to drift nine days before a submarine found' them off the Island of Kanai, remains tho greatest nonstop 'performance for navy fliers in seaplanes. Two PN-10 seaplanes, improved in construction over, those which -Rodgers and his companions flew, were down today. They took off 'ar twilight Tuesday on a uon NEELY question 'the 'merits qf FRANKFORT WINS H.

SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP WEST FRANKFORT, 25 Frankfort completed the Lit- on intended to take them 2060 h.vles from Hampton Roads, to Colon, Canal Zone. That of Lt. Commander H. T. Bartlett, the PN-10 No.

2. inventory today of her flight at Siguana. Bay, Isle of Pines, preparatory to resuming the voyage. Bartjetfo' with Lts. H.

C. Rodd and Aviation Chief- Mate Charles went Nuevft a. yesterday'," their oil supply ox hausledT He said tie Twelve -football conference WEATHER, ''Cloudy- 'tonight and- riof tlieasteoni" wave. Saturday mostly, lair ttnfl colder near ichigan. the movement itself in this city.

We want scouting to be given to the boys under- the most favorable conditions and that can be done only through the council organisation- that we hope to set up." Homer Lee: "As a-scoutmaster 01 a troup many years ago, I remembor the handicaps under which we worked as a lone troop. In the council organization where many troops and cities lire leagued together, scouting will be a great help to our city and to our boys," Wilhoit: "I have worked as a troop comiriitteeman of the Baptist troop for several Without tha council organization no troop can function properly and -no committeeman is so well versed in every phase of scouting that he can settle all questions which may arise. Through the proper cooperation of all troops and the leadership of a group of council members the job of the scout master is more agreeable and interesting'." x'Boy Scout drive will take place Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday, under the leadership of the local organization, Wednesday evening members of the Anna Council of Jackson and Union counties will hold their first" meeting in Carbondale for thu election" of officers and the naming of officers will "govern scouting pertains to area, but' each city will have its own officers' the guidance its; own council. schedule without, a defeat and won jthe conference championship here today, battling a 13-13. tie.

The deadlock climaxed a series of bitter conflicts between thesa two schools as the annual Thanksgiving classic in which they have divided honors. West won the conference championship, when it held the strong Benton team to a 13 to 13 tie, ending the 'season with five victories and no defeatsi XBeuton finished second victories and one defeat with Murphysboro latter team won five tied one and lost one. Football Scores Brown 10, Colgate 10, tie. Syracuse 19, Columbia 2, Washington and 13, West Virginia 3. South Dakota 14-, St.

Louis U. 0. Qiuu.itico Marines 13, Washington 0. 27, St. Xavier 0.

A Sigher For Those Good Old (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Nov. sigher for those "good old days" resurrects from his 20 years ago list of culinary fixings purchased for a two dollar bill: Three and a half pounds flour, one pound butter, one, pound bacon, one pound sugar one can eaoh of corn; tomatoes and string beans, leaving 79 a fat pullet and be made In time to take 6 a. m. tomorrow' for the final hop to Colon and. requested a destroyer to 1 stands-guard along the route.

If none is available he undertake the flight with the cruiser Ralei.iht trailing him at kuotb. Tho'companion craft, PN-10 No. Lieut, llyr'uii commanding-. was i'l along- today under t.o>',- "of the light cruiser Cincinnati, thirteen n.iles south of the point when she was picked up last night by the headed for Guantanamo Bay speed of knots, Lieut. Connell "reported that f-Ji member's, of the-crew were well.

Tit said the plane would need" new starbosrd engine and asked vthat equipment bo, sent him at Guantanamo to install the engine, A con- connecting rod in his motor had broken the crew had struggled againsf a feverish oil pressure, forcing the ship' down 24S mile? south of the Isle of Pines. AS CJIfiH, OUTWITS ORACK TEAM Run For Touchdown On First Play Big Feature 1 OUTGENERAL MURPHYSBORO Woodruffs Crafty Coaching Credited For Victory A smart coach and a smart team as generated as any southern Illinois nigh school ever went upon the enemy's' territory and, yesterday running the scale of thrills, sent to defeat, the Murphysboro high- school football team, 'for its loss this season. -The scor.e was 27 to 19, -A powerful, s'mashing chine faced ma- but MRS. FIZZ DIES AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS' ILLNESS Sarah Jane Fiss, 75, for more than 20 years a resident of this city, was buried here today. She died at the Anna hospital Tuesday after a several months illness.

She had not recovered her. h'ealtlf since she was injured when she received a broken leg when hit by an auto more a year ago. She'leaves three children, Mrs. Jones of Tampa. James-Fiss, of.

Royalton and William Fiss this city. The funeral was held from the Carbondale' Funeral Home today. Irving Berlin Now a Father (By Associated NEW Nov. girl war. born to Mr.

Irv- -ing Berlin. Mrs Berlin is the. daughter of Clar- enco of the. Postal Telegraph company. of 'the first to visit her hei" Mrs.

Josepii A. i'Wlio. motored -d'qwii Tarry town on receipt of "the news. is to be out Attf the city. 'were married last head work and a backfield, thrilled and thrilled a great crowd of fans from Carbondale who from the side lines flooded all the enthusiasm upon their hosts: that loyalty and ''detrionstrat-ionv couid bestow.

The sensation of the game, came- in the very first play.of... the contest when Jimmie quarterback, on the perfect of perfect fake plays s'ent the Carbondale crowd in -wild- frenzy by running 73 yards for, the first touclidown and immediately added another which made.the score 7.to 0 e- fore Murphysboro hardly knew the game had started. This play was made when Holder with his back turned, snapped the caught through his legs and faked a pass to Capt. Red who made away as though he. had the oval.

As soon as ond defense for Murphysboro was out of the way, the center, guard for Carbondale, runtr interference sent Holder for the touchdown. Carbondale riding a high of confidence, Murphysboro and her team visibly limped beneath the blow and struggling, tried to lift their heads to renew pep, but the 7 to 0 stalked in big figures. (ii Toward the clos'e of the game when darkness was fastly fall-. iiig, Murphysboro, trailing 27 to 13, opened a desperate eleventh" hour offensive, and made a touchdown through sheer line pounding which had been her. only means of gaining throughout the game, and was, trying for another but time too close to their heels.

Shortly, the. gun banged the final fate. Eyed' and fearecl ever.y moment of the game, Red McGowan, Illinois' greatest high school football shared glories of the game- with Neely and Holder as long gains went. Camped upon by three or four men, McGowan showed himself brilliantly in every department of the game, as- never before, in. coolness of head, kicking- and running.

However, he made two of the four touchdoM'us and maintained his fame. His fir st flash, was a 46-yard' run, taking oval within four yards of the goal which he' took across the line for a touchdown" the fourth down, boro's defense crumbling. Another time McGowan raced 35 yards for tht third touchdown. Neely- pulled the- sensational run that compared with Holder's by weaving way" through the Murpbysboro (Continued on page 5).