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of 1 VOLUME 18. CARBONDALE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28,1920. NUMBER SEARING ATTENDING ILLINOIS STATES ATTORNEYS CONVENTION States Attorney John H. Searing left last night'for Chicago where he will attend the Illinois state convention oE states attorneys, at-the Hotel Sherman. This is an afinual convention and Vm i6 i is one of-the rn'ost significant barris- Dismissed by; States Attor- ter conclave to ibe hew Jn tho state The convention will be in session CHARGE OF 16 YEARS OLD GIRL DISMISSED AGAINSTPROHI AGENT Charge of Criminal Attack It J.V A JLA OVER 2 BILLION BONUS MRS, PARKER HILL BILL FOR SOLDIERS 4 I ELKS SPREAD I CHRISTMAS CHEER TEA IN 50MES ney.

at Agent Is Still Under Murder Indictment in Madi, son. CAEUNVIILLE, 111., December A charge o't criminal assault against S. Glen Young, prohibition enforcement-agent brought by Miss Emila 16, was dismissed here charging muv- against' Young in county. The dismissal of the assault charge three days. Egypt's Daily Newspaper Publishers Meet Here Members.

of "the Egyptian Daily League, publishers of 'Southern Illinois daily papers, are in a-meeting a.t Elks Club here this Questions concerning daily-newspaper' publishing in Southern Illinois weva discussed at the meeting. Publishers, attending the meeting' Houston Presents Estimates 'Foui Different Plans, Declaring They Are Substantially Adams Heard Again. Dec! ol the soldiers' bonus bill'would cost UK In: Honor of Her Mother arid Sister The Elks, acted as Santa Claus to Holiday uest w.orthy families From Topeka, Kansas. An interesting holiday tea toojt Place this afternoon at. the home of Mr.

and-Mrs. Parker Hill when Mrs. government ajiproximntejy 000 secrttury Houston, be- Hill entertained for her mother, Mrs. Barringtbn Lodge, and her Miss. Margaret Lodge, of Topeka, 'Kansas.

The hours w'eie from 4 to (i. Tie home.wjis. beautifully decorated was recommended by L. M. Harlan, Vern Joy, Centralia Daily.

Senti- states attorney, before Justice ot theinel; Sheley, Murphysboro Daily Peace Homer before whom Young was I Republican Era: Fred M. Rolens, Daily Independent; W- Marion Daily Republican; Sam Casey, to ha.ve a hearing Similar charges against William Berry, constable of Staunton, and John Talbott, a chauffeur, al- rion Daily Post; Ro'bert W. 'Davis and so were dropped. Harlan refused to state why. he recommenued dismissal of the charge' against Young and the others.

The girl alleged. Ural he attacked her on October 23 when the three men raided her 'father's home at Staunton. The "murder' charge against 'Young is the result of the fatal shooting of Luke Vukovioh at Madison during a raid by Young on the Vukovich home November Jos. P. Mc'Guire.

Carbondale Free Press; A. DuQuoin Daily Call FORMER LOCAL GIRL WEDS HERRIN MAN Tiliss Odum of Marion, formerly of this. city and a student of the Normal and Frank J. Goalby of Herrin married-by the Presbyterian Rev. E.

B. Landis, at the iparson- age Sun-day afternoon; They, will reside i.at Herrin where Goalby is con- nec.tea "wifi'a New Year's Dance at Elks Friday Evening -An interesting dance- is bfeing planned; the Elks 5 'for New Year's This IB to be one of the big events of year for Elks' and nothing will be left undone to make the dance Friday evening come up to the standard. ZEIGLER POSTOFFJCE IS BURGLARIZED I Dec. to. find the -robbers wno burglarized th6 post- ofRcji iiere lasr.week have been of no so' far.

registered missing from the mails postofflce iuthoritiea are'eodeav- yoring'to ketip' FUNERAL OF INFANT flve weeks old boy oj Mr. Mrs. C. Johnson, of .402 Sycamore. was 'buried, this after- aoon at Oakland cemetery.

fun- end was held the home -by J. W. Merrill at. 21 o'clock this 'after- The child died about noon yes- tejday. YOUR PARDON delayed of.

a Una of type caused Join to read 'wrong. should have said'Joiin Lee, sin 61 Mri and Mrs. hero TromCli.ica.so spending 'GhHstinas. with aig parents. The other item should reiid Mr: and Mrs.

Gilbert EnUminger and ciia- drea of East touis spent Ghfistxaas with the former's ihoth'er, Mrs: G-. and BIRTHDAY PARTY Isaac Caldwell entertained birthday party for her little daughter, Alice Marie's, 4Eh birthday this afternoon. -Those present were: Van Wayne-Mountain, Virginia-Lee Bass, Betty Ross Underwood, Phillip CoIlegeJFolks Occupy Center of Social Stage Holidays time.stirs social usually occupy the center of the social happenings during the time the younger folk- are from school and they stage. A number of social events have 1 taken place are on the calender for the we'elc. A.dancing party was giyen by Miss Anna Mitchell at her -home here last evening.

It was largely" attended by those home from school. TO FRONT informs Delegations He Will on Smyrna Many Telegrams. Athens. Dec. Constiintlne- hBS declared to rteli'-smions I'rniis the provinces that he must tii, the Smyrna front.

Is i-cc-i'iv'ir-' 1 grams of felicitation from all pirns of the country. HALTS MILLIOti-A-'YEAR TUNE Court Appoints 'Conseryatsr for Q. F. Stejjer, Chicago PInno Called Spendthrift. Chicago, Dec.

G. Stegor, of I In 1 SISKPV Piano fore tho Sini'alu. iinunce coihuiitfeo i-on- sideririg soldiers' aid 1'he treasury'secretary actment of the bill, meant uij adilec 'burden In the way of taxes, reiterating a statement made before the committee last week that tho treasury ought not to be called upon to ussume any additional burdens. While'Mr. Houston It was impossible to compute accurately the exact cost of each of tho four optional aid plans, he believed the was substantially settlement provisions tin; bill cou- tnlii so many abided, tliut the cost entailed by I'oulii 'ouly be Kiiescsd at.

Estimates Cost of Four Plans. Assuming- that all of the men would seloct one of the four optional plans, Mr. Houston estimated the cost of each of the' plans as follows: Adjusted service pny, Insurance provisions, Vocational training aid, 000. Farm and development, ii the season, eo ls Kuffi i-s, southern mistletoe and holly used. More than a hundred guests''were present.

in- Carbondale Christmas. Baskets of food was to homes. each basket was a card wishing a merry Christmas from the'Carbondale lodge. Tickets were'also'given'the the motion picture show. Mrs.

G. Mrs. Ge.o.' Me- Pheeters 2nd Mrs. Herbert Hays arranged the list and the 'baskets were prepared and delivered by Mesdamea Ed R'enlro, J. M.

Pierce and Miss -Mitchell. FEDERAL COMMISSION FAVORS CENTRAL TRADEMARK! Hi? Conclusions Are Based on arf 3(1 KILLED; 100 INJURED IN BATTLE As the plans were optional, the secretary said the choice of the men would not be confined to any one of them, and allowing for the vnrious selections he arrived at the total estimated cost $2,300,000,000. The treasury secretary professed to be "against u. wull" as to methods of obtaining revenue to meet the outlay that would be required If the 1(111 were enacted. He called the committee's attention to the suggestions for new taxes contained in hia annual report, but explained that these were mentioned only for the Information of congress arid without iiny sort of He did not- attempt to discuss'-the various tax suggestions, asking the committee to hear Dr.

T. S. Adams, treasury economist and tcr expert, who gave a comprehensive resume of the tax situation, referring frequently to Secretary" Houston's discussion of the question In his annual report. He Another Dispatch. Says a Company of ATpini Ambushed and Cap.

tured by FUmian Legionnaires Capture Zara. London, Dec. from Rome say that, an attempt iiy citizens of FinmeVhas with bloodshed. Another Eoine dispatch says that' a company'oi' Alnlni was omb.ush.cd and captured Fiu- mian legionnnlres. Uany ore kiid to have been wounded.

The Alpini istubborri resistance after they were taken prisoner thro'ugh a ruse, their captors having pretended that they wished, to surrender. TJie casualties sustained, iy the res- ulars in the fighting with D'Annunzio's legionnaires "up to the present "are reported to be 30 killed and about 100 wounded. The wounded Include several officers. The" rebel bvuc: Italians Take Zara, a Dalmatian port south of Flume, has' capitulated to Italian forces operating against Gabriele according to a dispatch, after a siege lasting several days. The London Times correspondent.

comes have stopped and they, have also suffered great.loss through the rate at The exiles hajre been forced -to seek eraployment In Border-to''live, several on June 16'of-this year when a Fraciice. men in an attempt to hold up the. bunk killed Louie a be eight -venrs old, depositor, who re- commission, to "the robberl bandits failed ducer ship.freely.into to get any moneyi.the last EIGHTY HAFSBURGS BROKE Members of the Former Imperial Family in Great Financial Distress. Eighty members of the Kapsburg family are in great financial former Empress Zita of Austrie. said to a visitor in Prangins.

where she and the former Emperor Cliarles are living. Thos8--who ire "broke" chiefly and minor declared the treasury daily see- 'Gabriele d'Annunzlo has evidence of a further'drying been slightly wounded in the nghtiug. up of the atFiume. The report that he had been task of computing tax receipts was to that extent becoming more difficult Iri addition to the difficulties thns confronting the treasury. Doctor killed- is officially denied.

Fighting Continues. A report says that, notwithstanding: 'the absence of D'An- nunzlo, because of his wounds, fighting Adurns'declared the internal-'revenue 1 the legionnaires trying to Maniifncturiri; company, appoint-1 ej'-yconse'rvfltor. for the 'esia'te of his." brother. Oorgp Rtegeiv' in an; action in p.rfilwt'f- court. The: latter.

nemltt.tstb that fortune of 51,500,000 to" him from the of his other, John V. Steger. liad become reduced a year to $500,000. with llablUties of "1 can't tell what became of the money;" be through my saSd. "It ItiBt, slipped HARDING QUITS SENATE 10TH Senator Will Resign Day Harry L.

Davis Takes Willis to Be Named. Marion, 28. Senior Har'--'''' States as soon as Hnrry baVis tateeroiBce as governor of Ohio. January 10, it became known following a conference of the Mr. Davis nvlll Immediately issue a commission to former Governor Willis.

Mr. Davis Issued statement in which he said that the President-elect told him he wanted to have his resignation on his desk as soon us he took possession, "so that I might have tie pleasure of immediately Issuing commission to former Governor Willis." PREPARE INCOME TAX FORMS Revenue Bureau at Washlng- to to Begin Distribution I. January '3. Washington. Dec.

of forms for-filing Income tax returns Ogden, EdTv-in Etherton Betty Lou for 192 I11 be in January 8. the bu- Morrts, Helen Perry Margaret Cald r8nu of nternal revenue announces, wen, Stephen Hoiliday, 'Betty Clark. Col1ectors for eilch of the sixty-four 'Kefres-hmeats were served. Ella. Downs districts, the bureau snld, will simultaneously release six-classes of forms on that date.

The forms to be sent danjghter, mit, the bureau said, nre for making; Rnth, have been visiting in Ken- returns on corporation income 'and returned to'-their in Cam- profits 'merchant rrarine corpora (i ri profits tnxos find government iViyos. information as bureau faceil another, problem In keep- Ing experts; on the job. the ineri who were capable- stay 1 hang. Senator Smoof (RepO--of, Utah danger is that these menX get training In the revenue "bureau' then, go out and firms evade tax payments." "Experts Don't Stay Long." In addition to the difficulties thus confronting "the treasury, Doctor Ad-, ams declared the Internal revenue bureau faced another problem' In keep- Ing experts on "the job. He said the.

'men who were capable didn't stay long. Senator of Utah said: "The real danger Is that 'these men get training in the revenue then go put and 'help big firms' tax Doctor Adams" said that 'might; be- extent, but that "he.kiiejr? one man who left the bureau n' year resignation cost the; government millions of dollars 'In taxes', for he was an executive with an expert knowledge of the 1 The "witness said this wes typlcaT of the "labor turnover" and that it directly' affected the tux. collections and would contimie to have a more direct effect collections unless tax laws were simplified. Sraoot. said "all those difficulties avoided if a revenue law which "the average man can un- were passed by congress.

The committee adjourned without setting a fcrla Mtss'-Jt'owena Reed of City, ts-visitra'g Mrs; F. LAT1N STATES TO FORM UNION Nicaraaua May Not Join Honduras, Costa Riia, Guatemala and.Sal- vador However. San Salvador, Dec. Kondnras, Costa Guatemala and the Central Ainp.riciin Union' congress at Snn Co.stn...ltica. will sign the narporneiii-for-a matter what Nle'ar'agua 7tiny take.

The senior Nictirafraan delegate has gone "to. to consult his. government re- (riiritiiiur NIcanigun's acceptance of the prevent the passage of the regular which are composed chiefly ot carabineers, It is asserted that the battleship An, drea Dorla participated in the opera-, tlons aealnat Flume by flrinf grenades, which killed Severn! persons. Destroyer Sunk: Milan, Dec. The destroyer pero, which recently joined- Gabriele d'AnnnnzIo's "iiavy" at.

Etnme, was sunk -In Oie- Jiarbor at Flunje by the warship Andrea Dorla, the flagship of the fleet Flume on the sea side. Italian regulars who are on feuslve at Flume advanced; Into 'the city during the night, and are 1,000 yards from the governor's palace the headquarters of DlAnminzlo.jV D'Annanzlo'er legionnaires are reported to.be putting up strong resistance, buD'tlie the ate Alfies insist Germany Discharge Civilian' Guards. Decision of Commission Reported as Ambassadors Meet- to Discuss Berlin's Refusal. Paris, Dec. refusing to disband the civilian guards In Baviffla and Prussia will be examined by the council cf ambassadors, says a Paris newspaper.

General Nollct. of the interal- lied -control Berlin, had a long.conf.ej-eii.ejc on this; subject with Georges president of tae council-of minif.ti.Ts, A dispatch fiwv Mnyence states the intei-nllied high qbmmissioner there has- reatihed a decision to break up all German organiaztious. Newspapers declare that the -JIBset- Ing of the British, French and Italian wi 2 Nice. fu January at effectives-: of BANDITS RUJN CHICAGO BANK Three Holdups by Highwaymen Forco Dressel Institution Into Receiver's Hands. Chicago, Dec.

visits during -the last three years from bandits who made, rich hauls on two. of'the raids proved too much for the Dressel Commercial and Savings bank. It was forced-'into the hands of a The bank was held up first on December 23, 101S, en, and ngflin'rou April 81,250 wns tnken. The third time. was.

Investigation Covering Manjr Months It Declares That Federal Action Is Washington, Dec. 28. went of central markets for perishabltj food "products in a il large cities nni the setting up ot a federal jjconslnj system applicable to -all dealers such foods at those markets is ir posed by the federal trade slon in its annual report t'o congress. The commission's conclusions si based on an investigation covert many months and it declares that fin! eral action is 'necessary to obtain fective regulation and to avoid fair and wasteful practices with con sequent effect on prices. In the present -system the slon sees as a hindrance to tluj passage of perishables from the dncer to the consumer certain trade' dealings which- it believes be eliminated and it suggests that handling of these products he SBT-" rounded by xnii restrictions such as the recording; on available the of storage -periods 'and 1 market and proper of hJs interests." tern should be tlonable hoarding would -'-b ed and propei: co-ordination ol; trans portatlon.

"facilities should' be to make deliveries when required. The commission says tliat ed reforms can harrTly bf be' accomplished: by the" initiative the dewlers," and as.sarls and authorities lack aiV-j qnate power to effectively srehducli esses and others becoming maids. -The archdukes are enteriig business aa 'junior master is the known venomous fsnuke. It inhabits the Amazonian region in South. America.

Its teeth nrd apparatus' resemble those of rattlesnake, and the fangs are large. Death bar been known to occur within 10 miniitej after the bite reptiles It In dens holes in (round, frequenting river banks and does not climb trees: Thlg snake talni a length Ofl2 to 15 feel; of Its body yellowlin pink, wttk brown patterns and of par' SIX KILLED IN IRISH CLASH Crown LOM One Five ClvllliM, 138 Dublin, Dec. 28. An official report' 'says' that" crown. jtorces that 'were approaching a place whcre dance was "being-held, near Bruff, County though co-operation authorities and railroads mlf.ht plish the ends the this plan much hopp for a satlsfaetory of the Pi( Webb-Poinsrene.

TurninR to wliftit prwliirfe uiission'says it.lias fouiiii ration of the milling ably cerns could. for Reporting fired upon and one policeman Was7 killed; 'Five cTvllianS icllltd wiien the crown 'forces the One hundred clvll- were made, prlBortfers; Two men fired oh the crown forces at fra lee were shot: dead by, the Military when' they tried to escape. They had revolvers and "dum-dum" bullets. In their possession; TWO N. DAKOTA BftNKS QLOSE Institutions at Carpio and Minot Are the Latest Ones Hit for Want of Funds.

1 Mlnot, N. Dec. Security bank of Carpio nnd the Firs bank of Mlnot were closed depleted and Carpio banks- are owned-'by the Savings- and Trust, company of Sflnot. G. A'.

Eb.bcrt, general manager, said' the two. bunks unquestionably, would be reopened. AUSTRIAN RAIL STRIKE LOOMS Workers in the South Threaten to Out Unless H. L. Is Reduced.

tlon of this act lias sei-yieij'fiis tor" In prbcdbtliBit' iTO i American in proj The comuilsslpn sny.s law, insten.d'.of i the, fnshlon. to port trrMle Ja-a kepn, competitive ner whicfi'lbey are not able; -to home. To tnia eifent, the believes; Hie law has worked f'nV great advantage the email Owns. GERMAN LABOR LEADER Preitl4er.t Traces i ii i 5 len; (W ation of Trados Bniciw anil member ef thfr relehsiag, He was promliieM In politkal and la- thi bor circles. EegleD's- German Pederation of -Twilfe for nw March, when Oie of Oermari, gnnized jabor luoblltoHl his comiBaDd ID a npon thie Kapp rreTOlntlonlsts.

geaeral strike proclaimed Clen's gave Ihe Kapjy Its death blow, in the oplslon cffldalB. TARIFF: BILL SENATEI.BODY, House Measure Goes to Finance Com. mittee After Prolonged and 4 'Heated Debate. Washington, Dec. pro- longed'and.

heated debate senate sent the house emergency tariff bill to Wheth-' er the 'committee willhoW remains to be determlneoV Somfi Vienna, railway members have expressed oppositfbn ttf a'rruy hn-ve. been reduced ers of southern' fravn tlie' a plan. with the Spu UIB allius, olli-. and prom-iW' i Democrats', interposed cost fi't but finally wl'tb- Tlio 1 until arnraeut)24 hours in which to. to take measures to reduce I living.

Otherwise -ijio wr.rkers threat-' Tlio Konnte.Immediately to strike..