The Daily Independent from Murphysboro, Illinois • Page 1

Red Devils More Readers Than All Other Jackson Newspapers Combined Full Eight Hour United. Press "Iron Man" Service Established 1891. MURPHYSBORO. ILLINOIS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1929 Price 15c Per Week EGYPWIRE FIGHTERS VOTE TOMEETIRE Chief Herring and Ex-State Fire Marshal Camber Speakers at Salem BLOND'S BILLS LIKE THOSE IN LOST PAYROLL MARION, ILL.

Authorititi; are searching for a woman about 22 years old, who allegedly attempted to pass in Marion stores yesterday $20 bills resembling those in the of the Franklin County'Coal Company which disappeared from the mails between Chicago and Royalton severai weeks ago. MAC DONALD EN Egyptian Fire Fighters meeting at Salem, to A 'f 77 their November meeting in Mtir- A J. U. physboro. the home of Fire -Chief A 1 Albert President and JAU1M founder of the organization.

The organization is representa- Says Ambitiofl of Life Aid in live of sixty-five cities and towns of southern Illinois, and its purpose and methods are being studied and adapted elsewhere, in. the ever-advancing practice of fire, prevention t.tid control. Prominent speakers before the NOTED SPEAkmS TO ADDRESS AMERICAN LEGION MEET Practical Peace Plans Seems Near Fulfillment BY HENRY T. RUSSELL (TTnlted Press Stalt Correspondent) SOUTHAMPTON, 'rentier J. Ramsay MacDonald meeting were- Chief Herring anTf s3Ssa on at 0:30 John Gamber, former state fire mar- a toclay Cor nis eace mission Ehal.

Delegates to the meeting entertained at dinner by the Uotary, and business men's association. to. the United States. Prior to sailing, MacDonald sent alein a Hna message to the London Daily Herald, the organ of the British party. In this message he said: "I go to America as a humble missionary of- peace inspired by the purpose which I have always cherished in heart.

My strong hope is that a complete.agreement will be fulfilled. I feel I have come. near to realizing tlfe 'great, ambition of. my life. That is-, to assist ill giving -a practical ly' 1 -effective the allegedly removed the rotary wortcVs Aesh tor lasting 'peace." Easterley Under Bond In Fielding Case Lira put of the distributor head ol 3tyrl Fielding's car, as a means to The Labor Premier occupied the imperial suite originally built for Home Made Body Leads to Arrest of Hallidayboro Men Harold 'Creech and David Van cil of Hallidayboro con'! fessed to Sheriff Wm.

Flariigan Friday night that they trucked away 32 bushels of apples from the orchard of Raymond Burkey south of Murphysboro the night before. and peddled the apples in Du Quoin The alleged fruit, thieves found. the line apples-conveniently packed in baskets and left under the over night. A home-made true i. ibody on their oar.

which was eps ily identified, led to their arrest truck had been'trailed to Ilallidayboro. The trail started at the orchard. A farmer so reported seeing the truck in the vicinity of the orchard I the night of theft: Sheriffs hart i caught up with Creech and Vanci 1 i by noon the next day. The true i was found to belong to Creech. Several' hours the prisoners, had reached Murphysboro the 'alleged confessions ensued.

A charge of grand larceny, based on the value.of the apples, is to be' made. This is no.t the first time frnlj, ijfife'beeii' of sMtlite' x) mshed guests no Ilhnois orchards. at mulu el Pu McMltt to be investigated in the hope of i uv.uv iiuiJetir uji cnaiKes OL ii i UL to the prime minister, petit larceny, malicious schief Thomas Jones, deputy secretary and violation ol the after he had allegedly removed the rotary arm in Fielding's car, is said to have told two- boys, Bert and Ralph Brown, brothers, what lie had done; and to have of the cabinet, R. L. Craigie, head of the American department of Arnold'.

and the pre- the foreign paymaster mier's personal secretary. Premier MacDonald left Lon- inslrncted then! to "tell Fielding to (lon ami(1 scenes thilt Iie wln Dr to him to get the removed i bably ever Iorget Tlle Waterlo for "killing mv iaie iceepted invitifion ot il Pom 1) to iddiesfc. when thej ibben ble in mnml contention it LouiMille Sept i establishing a connection with the include General Summerall (No. 2). United States', Army same truck.

chiel of No Iiubee ison assist int seeieta of in ot niation No 4 iMd Infills ibbibtint secietiiN ot in chaise OL aintion No 5 Dn ectoi Fiank 1 limes of the Veterans' Bureau, and. No. 0, Judge Kenesaw Mountain- Landis. baseball Allege Ex-Meats Dealer Conveyed'Pro- perty to Dedge Debts EAST LOUIS. Slrid Bennett, under indictment for con- I splracy to Oleii King, of Cii bond Ue has tiken fist fcten against Km I Bennett yesteidaj joined toice I with several other creditors of the foi mo West rnnktoit i.

cei -UK! filed a petition to thiow into tnnki Bennett ah each his 1 i suit peml against the meit comp ot which Kin 0 secietaix uul tieasuiei seeking to loi eclose a moitfeme he held on the eonce flie bankiuptci petition that Km ceitam peitj he held in count 1 so it could not be ubed to pu cieditois and t2 200 to the Mil ion Tiust and IMU Bank in I V70Q to the Fiiot Nation il Bank of West Frankfort. The- indictment against Bennett cliaiges tint he laid a plot to dis pose oE King oidei, to collect hit, lite mbuiance Bennetts countei dav came on the heels ot! nor Louis CmmeiROn istubal Ao-uEisiwi foi the fiom Bennett and Aithui indicted as' 1 an accessory to the alleged plot. Here and There The appetite, of local sport fans is whetted up for a big menu, football with 'Elkville here today, and baseball for the Jackson county championship at Johnson Held on Sunday. All contesting teams are known for their sportsmanship and clean fast play is sure lo result regardless of the outcome of the gaimes, which promise to be hotly contested. Some more summer weather today! Make the most of these wonderful while Ihev last.

Spend as much time as you can out of doon Albert Herring was out of town again Friday nnd as usual he brought something back for Mmv it is the November, convention of Egyp- tion Fire Fighters' Association of which he is the president. GORDON CUP BALLOON RACE READY TO GO part and account squirrels." Fielding-, when station was crowded with admirers returned and FOOTBALL HERE TODAY AND BASEBALL SUNDAY found his car would riot start, and hijftl received Easterley's message, waxed wroth. 'He denied then and denies: now that he had hunted on the hinds. He went afc- e-r his rotary arm, got it, allegedly whipped Easterly after the latter allegedly slapped him, and then preferred charges against the e-r embodying the three counts. The encounter took place' near the filling station at Easterley corners.

Both men were scratched up in the fight. Fielding is said, that "I know now that I can fcM'hip him anywhere in the road." Kasterley likewise said to claim he can "skin Fielding's nose when he uants to." The case' is attracting attention for the reason of Easterley's alleg- Jack Graham in the season's opened damaging of the Fielding'car. ler with the Elkville Blue Birds at the high athletic field tmlay. Elkville, with a big squad and a lot of rooters, arrived in the city shortly after noon and were confident they would give the Redskins a hard fight for victory. Aside from three ineligibles, Graham's men were in fine condition and anxious to.

hear the referee's whistle for the 'initial and well wishers from all dosses of English life as he his party passed through the gates, from all directions came the cry. "Good Old MacDonald and his daughter bowed their acknowledgments. Among those at the station who saw MacDonald off were Tom Shaw, minister of war, Ray Athsr- tori, counsellor of the American embassy, and many of the premier's personal friends. The. Murphysboro Red Devil football players are playing their first game under the leadership of Coach By PAUL WEBER H'nitecl Press Stall Correspondent) ST.

great balloons bearing' the colors 01 six nations, were ready to leave their moorin. here today in the IS.th 'annual Goi don Bennett international cup race. The course is the continent ot North America and perhaps the waters surrounding it. The stake jis the third Gordon Bennett cu i classic trophy of aeronautics. It will go to the balloon landing fai t.hest from St.

A cash prlA, of S3.000 will go to the winner, an 1 51,000, $800. S400, and $200 to thBi other five leaders. The world's record of 1334 miles set in 1912, will be the object of the contestants. This'year's trophy the third Gordon Bennett'cup, two- previous cups -having been perm i nently awarded to Ernest DeMuy ter. Belgian pilot, and Capt.

W. E. Kepner of the United States for winning the race three consecutive times. ANCIENT EAST EN ACTS HORROR OF ALL TIMES Authentic Details of 10,000 Moslems, After Killing of Many C.nl'nese- G'OULD '( tilted PEACOX GETS 20 YEARS TO IN DISTRICT MINE CHIEF THREATENS MORE TO COME Man Who Choked and Burned Allegedly' Untrue-' Wife Remains Composed WHITE PLAINS. lie es stiff Cones, omleuO Fiancis Peacox 21 yeai old ladio det uls expert has escaped the WEST FRANKFO.RT, ILL John T.

spokesman in nois ioi Intel national Piesiclent I John Lewis ol the of i 4. told the United Pi that any comment on the Illinois Minei editonal I would to come tiom the lit jtei I It is si nificint he. said that Lev is is now di lectoi ot the depaitment ot mines i Mr. Lewin. head of the ovar for Avhich Herriu recently a larse, siini; has issued an ultimatum that'unless can lie assured of b.is uliare of the cnsh.

000 and- know for a''fact that the erection of a' huildinf will be started soon, thai will take-his plant elsewhere. He states that he v- ill not wail ioi action 'longer than October. 15. Negotiations foi the plmt were opened in months ago. drive" was', it pected tlur tie 7tcw yHnt" would he ready for occupancy by SeptemB'er first, but.

stmction his not uted Cn ic leadeis weev making, desperate efforts work out a plan for the build- ins and boniiB payments which will give them little more and still be agreeable to the manufacturer the famous hand leader, is ill in Syracuse. Y. and as a result his; musicians are setfihir a rest. -He never allows them to play unless he is handling the baton, received today from Kansun concerning the slaughter of 10.0110 Moslems and hundreds of Chinese during the Moslem revolt at Tno- in qf Hie'most appalling' tragedies in. histo'ri the fact that Chinese hull nearly five homs Uut night and us soon Ve bj a chair but he must seive fiom 20 and mmeialb despite the elf01 Ls jeais to lite in a stite pnson foi Fishwick and his uowd to keep him out.

Questioned about me un ot becqnljion fight in geneial Tones iltcl 11 delibeiatmg I theie will be moie heaid fiom anj meuis up this flght He referred, appa.reutly, to war. recently declared by as Lewis' spokesman, on the state un- of his wife, Dorothy. A juiy in the supieme couit heie found him murdei aftei almost immediately theiealtei 'Supreme Court. Justice Arthu'i 'i Tompkins imposed sentence. Peacox, who admitted stran" Weather reports today indicated laochav, district while the 1 tlle bolloons would drift north and slew moie than 2000 Mos cd themseh es upon the Moslem population with murderous fury after they discovered of then people had been killed bv Moslems in one- Moslem women- were reported to.

nave massacred 500 Tibetan m.v jugtiL UL tueir msu weuums an- yj women Chmebe tioops airUed niversary leceived the veulict iTOifTIflTl JT OUTlCi and Moslerns in the 'W'ith less emotion than he showed ling his 20 year old wife to death i i administration his Mount Veinon apaitment on the night of their-first wedding an Mrs. S. Bastien, Of Oraviile, Dies Friday Mrs. Stella Bast.ien of Oraviile, aged 55 years, passed away Thursday evening at the home of her son. Ray Bastien; of Vergennes, 111.

Mrs. Bastien has been ill for the past six months. The de'eeased born at Car- lerville, 111., July 9, she was married to Johnnie who preceded Jier in death. Mrs. Bastien is survived by the i bet Moslems, west from St Louis, tin, I who weie fleeing along the Hbiat whistle kick off.

Pep Meeting An enthusiastic pep meeting, the first held clown in a long time, was held on. the" post office steps last night. The-'well drilled high school band gave proof that It was ready for the, grid' season by its splendid numbers, the yell leaders were on the job. and following children: Ray Bastien speeches were made by coaches, and Mrs. Jennie Thompson of East St.

Louis, Earl Bastien. of aville. Merry Bastien of Ver- Kennes, Grace Hines of Grand 'Tower, Blanch Ruble- of. East St. Louis and Mabel, at home.

She also leaves, her mother Mrs. Lou Creath, of Oraviile, two brothers, son county for 1929 will be decided Fred and George Creath, of Ora- viile and, three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Moore of. East St. Lpiiis; Mi-s.

Dollle -Payne of Freepoft, 111., and Mrs. Jennie Woodward of Washington, D. C. Funeral services players, and ahuniit b'ooaters. They cry all the way "Beat Elkville." Baseball Sunday Tomorrow at Johnson Field, south Twentieth city, the baseball championship of Jack- slightly race extending up the.

Mississippi valley, through Iowa and Minnesota and into south centi 1 Canada. If the bags float the usual speed of 25 to 30 -miles per hour tomorrow willfind them over northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. The great bags. in diameter, and 100 feet tall, were being filled with i.coal gas.from\a six main this morning. At p.

a pilot balloon'will drift off'tp'sh'ow the wind direction and atmospheric At 4 p. the hopes will be cast from the Slartt Essen, Germany. At five minute -intervals the other eight sang valley. When the Chinese entered the old city of Tab-Chao they killed hundreds of Moslems, including many, who sought refuge in the missionary missionaries, among whom were: several American's, were 1 unharmed. In- August, peace was -restored and the'Moslems returned.to Tao- from 15 to 50 yeais of age weie separated during the trial.

verdict was announced at. I 10:33 p. the spectators! who had crowded the court'a-ooin and corridors to, hear the youthful defendant's juri pionouncemeiit in the tace i ot'chestc of pounding ot the Irv Judge Tompkins The trial requued nine duiing which moie than 50 witncs Perjurer In Russell Death W'ilsie Hurley, wife of W. G. Hur ley prominent ice and coil dexlei ses were heard.

The defense was based on a claim that insanity. tmds ot pel in testimony bht ofteitd it the inquest into the death ot 11 cd sell Chestei biibei tound sti aisled to rteitli bib cai ucai the Citho Veterans of the illustrious Fourth Illinois and One Hundred and which number in their ranks of living and dead 30.000 men. are finiovinc their annual reunion at Carbondale. The a.psociat.'nu eligible? those who fought in the civil av and even as fn.r back is soldiers who helned drivo the Indians out of Illinois. Voter ans.

ot the association also in- fl.Mle those who fought in the Snnnish-Americnn war. those who performed duty on flip Mexican Border nnd fbowp of the One Hundred and Thirtieth in the world wnr. The featurrrc of-tbp rpruiou will be aiv. address by G.eu. V.

Clinniu. commnndov of One-Hundred and Thirtieth in the world Avar, who will memorial talk, at. Wnodlawn Cemetery Sundav ou soot where Gen. John A. Lo--an win- ceived the idea'of a National lie ccmeteiN Chestei list luinu Rusbcll is the biotliei Ti ink induced by.

"Dolly" Peacox's Minphi s'joio baibei ind alleged infidelitieb The juij toimei piitnei hue told by Judge Tompkins, how-eve ill i "W.ii UJ ULtll llUWtlVtS fiorn the rest and onts.de jf of the city gates ortsumably to obtain Once-the Chinese had other men'-could not be consider- when the Carbondale Prince Cleaners and the strong Sand, Ridge team meet. Play will-start promptly at 2:30. Sunday at 2:30 p. m. bom the Camp Creek Baptist church, Rev: H.

officiating, gurial at Camp Creek cemeter'yi The winner of the game will be awarded the Independent's beau- held tifil loving cup for possession for and will.be declared the champion team of the county. A good --game is expected, as.well as large crowd fans. balloons will rise. The order of I Moslem women discovered the takeoff was detennined by' lot. had happened and.

rushed- out of the When recognized then kin among dead many -suicide, leaving to starve. The. streets were strew v. ith corpses and much property was demolished. The city lives in dailj fear of a recurrence of these horrible scenes since there, ire that the Moslems intenB lo le new hostilities as as tHej can man and.

eleven tha leassemble their forces against the verdict when: court reconvened at i Chinese. 9 30 a. m. today The verdict was Jeached durmt I in deciding the extent of Pea them bevond the gates btart CQX uM ed a new slaughtei some i 000 Moslems Were GOAL, IRON POLICEMEN NOT GUILTY PITTSBURGH; waiter j. Lyster, Harold -P.

Watts, and Frank Slipikas. three former coal and iron policemen, today weer found guilty 'of the murder John BarcoskL.A jury of one. wo Most of the bacon import the night after court was adjourn ed Into England comej from JDeu Mrs. W. F.

Brown To Be Buried At Du Quoin The bodi ot Mib Blown of Macon Ga -nho pasbell hoin Sentence ,011 Mis Hm le-v is ex ected to he ly wlien Tud Beinieuter tro Nishville Fl pemltA pel 11111 is from 1 to 14 in the pcni lentiarv The accused testified in pait it the colonel's inquest into the btill muulei thitRn-jsell tiled to induce her lo get into bis car on the nip'it of the muidei ard that she Usisted him and physboro Friday evening i tound The deceased is in aunt of Mrs in the soft etrth ne tlu which RnsellV Wibelj of this city and Mrs tound eaih the next daj Doty of Aurora 111 former The scene at the car indicated ly of Mjiphvsboro She his ilsit btruggle had taken plaee ed Murphysboro on difterent oc there The lerdict that Rus casions and only months had come to his deatli Ly was the guest ot Muiphysb6ro rela stringulaticn at the hands ot a per Oil. is being soaked inro flic highway the country club and as a result driving to aucl from this recreationn.l center will be so good for the next three or four days. The- Mississippi carrioRr a drainage of square miles. This is 41 per runt total area, of State's. It.

drains all of slates. a.nd parts of other states in addition two Canadian pi inert The territory drained is-as grefit fus the-combined a.rea of Germany. France. Ho! Italy, Spain. Portugal.

Norway, and Great. Britain. No wonder the: English. French and Spanihh in ted flip 'Vallej Ot the Milblfsippi Seaboard Holes-In Against 1 Hurricane Exseded for i Days-Wind Increases BULLETIN i wind of 75 to 80 miles was sweeping Miami at 11:30 a. today, the Tropical Radio Company was advised bv its station i further details were immediately forthcoming.

i he ful 1 forcf -of the tropical humane that hAs I been hovering off the coabt of Florida, for days will bluke Miami and the southeastern coast of tlifl "sometime the -S i Weather Bureau ud morning. JACKSONVILLE FLA Thf Southeastern Telephone Comppnr reported at 9:00 a Ui.it all wires to Miami weip out duo tu flK- tropical storm. Telegra'phic I munication i-till was pobsib that hour. 52-Mile Wind Blowing NEW wind companied by a laanst was sweeping Milinn Fla sh- Id a. IJ todav manager' of iho- Pun American ways reported to his New office today.

Cbena, reported th.it t'le wind and terriftlc rainstorm resulted in numerous-broken I dows. throughout the citv T' seemed to be the chief damasrp. hf i said. All cbinmmiH'itions hetwoe 1 Miami and Key West hava bsfn disrupted and tlrs indicated. th- 1 uart of Inuiicine wifq passing between Miami and Kes West.

Chenea said. Homestead Hard HOMESTEAD 1 miJo an hour wind stimk Homestead at. 8 a. sending t'1P n.OOfl residents of rhe town in night towards Miami, away The 1 1 fn 3 i blow, a- Mown oflice hull 1 u- up in I flames. A hi'-'vx i 1-1 and of aniiartus frm i Mi inv broitgli'" itlie lirn nmVr bffoie i sp -nd to other liuihHnirs.

The bavotnptp! here at 1 a. 29.2t I Storm Inland The Ironical bn-ricane. threatening American coast for i past three inland to- day and winds of uale force smaph- ed at Florida. Miami. P.alm Florida cities i-p-inited the ffirimr -SO to miles Jan bom- in velfr ITnK- od Stntes Bureau that fnjl't'if of Hi" hurr would strike the Florida coast Komot today.

Already dent.h destruction Ihns boon rpnortp-l from this row i monacn tbe Na 1 ni Br- ihamas. silent re) ported tnrluv till) flip Ol St stor isitwo ISfifi had irk i Ian ell Thursday I Four deaths are known lo hayp loecurrpfi. Iron s'ructures were 1.M!i"-'^rl into i ot pso IP 1 nuildiugs umoojpti and tives. Funeral Sunday at Du Quoin services' will be held Tie body as accompanied to of the Declaration of son or persons unlmoiin to the mrj Twenty three of the 5G signers Independ ed at 8 p. m.

yesterday without a mark with the Irish Tree State Murphyaboro by her I ence were college men according jury decision. land Canada next on the liat 'Cliue San Fiincisco, California to the bureau ol eduea'i'on THE WEATHER F6r Illinois: Mostly cloudy and Sunday probubh showers north and central poitic-n cooler Sundav noith and central portions. i-Tbe government house was one'of tlic worst whilp sohortls land churches weir smasl ed bv til" fp'aip nf the winds. It was the first report of actual damneo frorii the storm. Wednesday (lip radio (rtvnnvinuation.

ail'1 wirp communication uiih is'ind went, out there bns been nnpri'iuppp as ports tiirklod in I was found today that the senfliiu, station was damaefd some winds, thprebv cntt.inc: off the hamas from pomniunic-ation i the outer world, Evpn last wind jblowinewith fury in the 'and Bimim Invo some ereat damn ire. Theic was no. signs in Nnspnu of the wincM Pbat inc. United Press oori Cbpindents reported. i --Today t.h* storm started moving in on the United States Barometers (Turn 'to page, two.

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