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ICLE TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR No. 216. DE KALB, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1928. PRICETHREE CENTH w0 an id if rn an way ULfU IMJU -WW buUU JV FHE. DE ICAJLB Da: JjLY 1 mm 'I ACCEPT THE SAYS AL TOREE.C1E RAK FALLS 0 ALDAUY.

PLANE MAY- -DE OH LAUD Danish Explorer Suggests Search be Made for Rock-ford Ship at Fjords BULLETIN Kashvllle. Trim, Aug. 22. (a Raleigh. S.

Hopkins. Republican candidate for governor of Tennessee, was stabbed In the arm here today durine a lieated altercation at the Republican state executive committee meeting, John V. Jackson, former postmaster of Columbia, Tenn, who was removed from office last year allegedly at Hopkins instructions, was sakl to have committed the stabbing during a fight. (URIj refusks to take ride with lindbergh Wabash. Ind, Aug.

22. flJ.R Marilyn Lockwood, Si, granddaughter of Mrs. Eva Pettit, turned down a personal invitation of Csl. Charles A. Lindbergh to take a flight in a plane with him t) as Answering the colonel's -request the little girt said.

"I never fly anyone but my dad. Lindbergh said, "young lady, you have the distinction of being he first person to refuse! to fly -ith me," IIGE3T Frank O'Brien Expires Sud denly Last Evening; 1, Waterman Boy Dead ONE TsiCK; LONG Three deaths occurred in this vicinity over niKht and early this morn ing, one man. Frank O'Brien, dying suddenly last evening at his home on West Lincoln Highway. Obey Folk, son of Mr.and Mrs. Joseph 'oik of near Waterman died early this mornine allowing Injuries re ceived Sunday when --feil a dw-Ossce of 30 feet from, derrick.

mm VHA YJ-ff III I inn ill I I i I i and gangerene developed, -ck Phillips, a former, employe of the Kohler i Die Specialty Company, passed away at the DeKalb County Tuber culosis after four years effort to recover from the disease. Krank O'Brien, among one of the well known residents of DeKalb and vicinity, had been in poor health for some time, but obeyed the doctor's orders and was well on the-road to recovery. Even yesterday hi neigh-bora were chatting with him about his health and he told thorn he never felt better since be was. sick than on yesterday afternoon." Last evening a few friends drop-ned in to Dlay cards and all seemed to. be enjoying themselves to the fullest extent, Between ten and Mr.

O'Brien left his card table and started for another room, and fell In the doorway. The member of his family, and the guests placed him on the bed and called for the doctor. lie was dead before medical assistance reached him. i Born In Frank- O'Brien was a native of Ireland born there January 6, 71 years ago. Forty years or more ago be came to this country and worked for the Ellwooda for some time, es pecially during the time when Mr, EUlwood was dealing in imported horse.

He worked, on the Old Glid-, den farm for a few years and then Joe King, staff artist of The DeKalb Daily Chronicle and NEA Service here gives his Impressions of Al Smith accepting the Democratic presidential nomination from the steps of the state capitol at Albany. N. whlks millions listen his address by means of thelradio. Upier. inset is the capitol and below Is S.

Senator. Key Plttsman, chosen to deliver the formal notification speech. 1 llij! iiLlBt i lived near Kirk land for a short time before coming to DeKalb. lie built a house west of this city and lived along the highway, where he seem- "to enjoy; every possible comfort of 1 He Had "been ailing' during the early spring and rummer months but I had apparently recovered from- that sickness, and was able to get to liwn often during the weelr tn mmtrut BOATS SEARCHING Washington. Aug.

22. 0JJ0--Mystery as to the fate of the air-l-jane Greater Rock ford, In "which Dert Hassell and Parker Cramer attempted a flight from Cochrane, (5nt4 to Greenland, deepened today. The coast guard cuiter Marlon searching through the Davis Straits, reported there was no trace of the craft. v. "Searchetl today over area where Hassell sent last radio report and a distance of fifty miles furtheru along proposed course," the Marion reported.

"Nothing was seen. Have listened for him on radio and also called him every, two hours. We are doing everything possible. Tlan to search southern Baffin Land coast and east -Resolution Island Wednesday." The search along Baffin Land and Resolution Island will be made In the belief that the lost plane deviated from Its course. IJrect New Search" 1 Copenhagen, Aug.

22. (U.R) The Danish explorer Helge Hangsted wired American Minister Dodge at Copenhagen today, suggesting that the coast guard cutter Marion, now In Davis Straits, be directed to southern Sjtroemfjord to co-operate with the Danish naval ship Is-landsfalk. In the search for' the Greater Rockford. 1 The explorer consistently has expressed, the belief that the Greater Rockford landed on Greenland. Hfe said it was of utmost Importance to search both northern Rtroemfjord and southern Stroemfjord.

State Ticket Speakers Get i a Biff Ovation "Peoria, "lit, Aug. 22-3njJD-iCam-palgn work among Republicans in the 6th cdnfcressonaU district was perfected, at a meeting here last night of precinct committeemen and men and women workers from the ranks. The meeting was under the auspices of the Republican state central committee and adopted us its slogan, "Hoover, Home And' Hap-plnes." L. L. Emmerson.

candidate for governor, predicted Illinois would return a Republican majority of a half to one million at the November elections, Henator Charles B. Deneen described the organisation work in Chicago and urged that the campaign lie promoted In similar detail In down state districts. Perry D. Mc-CuUough of Lawrencevllle, chairman of the at ate central committee, met with new' voters while Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick, candidate for congressman-at-large, spoke to the women workers.

The campaign workers will be in Tasewtll, Htark, Marshall and Putnam counties on October 4, and In Ilureau, county on October 18. Two Girls at Camp Rescue Five Persons MadlHon, Aug. 22 U.R Five iMfrsons were saved from drowning ami the body of a sixth was recovered from Green Lake yesterday by two young women serving as councillors at Camp Tlchora, occupied by Madison Girl Scouts. Miss May Swanson, 42, Blue Island. was the when a boat was overturned by la sudden ftorm.

Is believed to ihave died flrom heart failure rather than drowning. Miss Jane Carting, of the department of Dfiysical education of the University of Michigan, and Miss Katherine Redd. Jacksonville, a 'student in the physical education department of the University here, witnessed the accident and rowed half a mile to give assistance. The body of Miss Swanson was recovered from the lake by Miss Redd. The other -four occupants of the hoat were unharmed except tor their ducking.

ij Qottenfiule BULLETIN INew York, Aug. 22. (U.P 1 A sudden boom occurred on the' stock exchange today in General Motors sending the issue up. three points In gi: gantic turnover. i One sale or the stm of 11,500 shares, touched off the 'demonstration.

This wan priced at $187.50. a gam of $1.75 a share over the previotts 4ose. Later the Issue was whirled up to 188 3-4. up three points. It eased off graduaCly and closed at 1861-2.

REVEAL PLOT IHL1CALLES Mexican Police Report Says Superior Concep- cion Knew of Plans Mexico City. Aug. 22 U.FS The story of how a small group held se cret meetings for several months at tne; home of M6ther Superior Con- cepcion, planning the murders of President Plutarco Calles and the late General Alvaro Obregon, was related today in a police statement. These plans were intended to cli max the church difficulties in Mexico, the statement said, and included, besides assassinations, the bombing of the Chamber of Deputies, bombing of railroad bridges and the armimr itSaSAiaokliers. -V- The statement was "issued after questioning of 12 persona, including seven women, arrested immediately after Jose De Leon Toral assassinat ed General Obregon more than a mnnth Wilis, t.n..j Mothnti Superior Concepcion the di recting' force of the group.

Reek Two In Plot Police said they still were seeking two other "Intellectual authors" in the assassination. It Is assumed this search Is for Manuel Trejo and Father Jimlnex, the priest to whom Toral said confession the day he killed Obregon. The group first planned that Maria Flana Manxano, a dancer, would, while dancing with the president ana General Obregon, scratch each with a poisoned heed e. But the dancer conCesned police wildthat she loud (Turn to Page 3 Please.) Search on for Anti-Fascists i -After Bombing1 Brussels, Belgium. Aug.

22 UJJ Belgian authorities are seeking two supposed antl-Fasclsts today in connection with the bombing of the Italian consulate at Liege shortly before midnight last night. An Italian living In Liege, told the authorities he believed the two hunted men carried out the bombing In an attempt to obtain revenge on him. He said they had taken part in the attempted assassination of King; Victor Emmanuel of Italy in Milan earlier this year. iBoth the Italian consul and vice-consul were absent at the time of the explosion. The doorkeeper of the consulate was reported Injured, but there were no other casualties.

The building was damaged. Illinois Radio Station Fails to Get a License Washington, Aug. The Radio Commisison today renewed the license of WEHS. Evanstonj 111., operated by Victor Carlson, but failed to renew WNBA, Forest Parle. operated by Michael T.

Raf-ferty. Sah' Edition GoTernoi1 Confident Skies WH1 Clear Before Tonight's 1 II a ivKioai isius '4 TO USE RADIO Albany, N. TV Aug. 22. UJ Because of the continuous downpour here, it was Indicated lata today that the notification ceremonies for Governor Alfred R.

Smith would, be held in the- assembly chamber of the capitol Instead of In front of the building. No official decision had been mad at a late hour. The assembly room will hold only 1500 persona. 1 Desks were moved out of th chamber In order to accommodate as many as possible. I Albany.

N. Aug. 22 OJ A1-! fred Smith still was Optimistic in the face of a. steady rain here early this afternoon that his luck would bring clear skies, for the notification ceremonies tonight. He said his secretary, George B.

Graves. Is constantly In touch with the local weather man and that the latter "is an extreme optimist. No decision has been reached, the governor as to whether the ceremony will be held on the capitol "Well Just wait and he said. The nominee, however, does not regard the bad weather as an 111 omen for his campaign. "In 1888.

I first heard that expression Democratic weather. when it rains on election day. be said. But I didnt find out what It meant until 1894 when we had the polls to ourselves." 'y' Smith shook hands wtth a contin ual stream of visitors who began to arrive at the mansion at ten o'clock this morning and he said be would spend, the afternoon In the" same manner. lie conferred at bis capital fTice today with Chairman John J.

Raskob of the national committee, Henator Key Pittman of Nevada and Charles M. Hay, Democratic nominee for the nute IttMiasouil Alban Aug1: It rains) tonight Governor Alfred E. Smith wiU be notified of presidential nnmfnallAii In Ka aai1l1i, ber of the state house instead of on the steps outside- A light rain fell all morning but there were predictions that rain would stop before- p. m. Broadcasting' of the ceremonies here tonight will begin at 6: SO east-era standard time, when Senator Key Pittman of Nevada, Is expected (Turn to sa7el ineaae.) DIG PIGC1IG Farmers of the Twelfth DU trict Will Gather at Sand-wlch! Fair Grounds PICNIC PROGRAM 19:00 ajnv Ilorshoe pitching tour.

nament. driving contest. Hall game between LaHalto and Kendall county, teams. 11:00 ajru Automobile drirmx eon 1 1 SO Races, etc. ISiOO-liOO pjn-Luncbeon.

1:00 panK peak ing program. Speakers: II. J. white, DeKalb county; George, Tullock, Rockford Congressman John T. Buckbee, and Con-gresaman CSIbert N.

Jlaugen ef Tomorrow will be a red letter day for the fanners of the twelfth congressional, district, "Thursday being the time for the first annual dis trict American Farm Bureau picnic The picnic will be held on the Band-wich fair the largest sized -location Ip thla county for such an event and several thousand farmers from the district axe expected to at- -tend. The progress will toearta at ten o'clock In the nonitBK and will not como to a closs until late In thai atternoon. IHu-ina- the afternoon the picnickers will have arr opportunity of hearing several speeches roixernlnr farni conditions, tho SSMW SB sw SS Wtf CVW man Ilaugen of Iowa, of McNarr-Haugen farm relief measure fame, and Congressman John T. Buckbea -of this district's repre sentstlve in congress. 'Both hsvs worked dillgeaUy la behalf of farm relief measures and have made a study of conditions In the middle Congressman Buckbee, since elected to congress, has been in constant touch with his constituent In the district and tomorrow's appearance at the district farm bureau, ptenkf will not be his He has made -an enviable record sines becomipg, a member of, the House and Is dominstln-g force la the group ef legislators seeking- aid for the farm-ers As he I also an able speaker, RY RAIDER shoots man Alleged Bootleg Ring Member Seriously Wounded in Chicago Raid Tuesday Chicago.

Aug. 22. (U.R An Investigation was launched here today into the shooting of Merle Adams by a prohibition a Kent yesterday when a squad of dry officers raided suspected headquarters of a liquor syndicate in a loop skyscraper. Adams, who first gave his name as Morris Green, was declared by physicians tit the hospital where he was taken to be in a dangerous condition, with a chance for recovery, Adams was connected with a bootleg ring headed by Paul Mcrton. the agents asserted.

-When they entered the eighth floor office from which the ring operated. Adams was said to have struck one of the officers. Shot by Student Raider lie fled and was shot by Agent Arthur Franklin, 23, a student dry operator. "Get into your offices, we are government; men," tenants who ran Into the hallway sakl they were told. Miss Anne CareyL an attorney with offices on the eighth floor of the building called the police.

"I ran inside, then and hid under a table," Miss Carey said. I The! office! In which Adams found' bore the names of Morton, Robert Lyons, and B. R. Knack, warehouse receipts." on the door. Morton had been arrested earlier In the day In a raid.

He Is the brother of the late "Nails" Morton, bootlegger who was killed In a fall from a horse. The raid was led by "Hardbolled" George Oolding. Police Captain John Horanj and Deputy Commissioner Martin Mulltn said they were powerless to act when police calls were turned In. "The agents said they didn't need warrants to make an arrest for con spiracy." Horan said. "They said they had evidence that Adams was involved In a conspiracy.

The thing was out of our hands," One; Killed In Raid i Plnevllle. Ky Aug. "U.R One man was shot and one may have In- a river during a raid by prohibition officers bet ween Harlan and Loyal last night In which three; automobiles, a load of firearms and 100 gallons of liquor were seised, jit was learned today. Clifford Brantley was in a hospl-tal here suffering from a gunshot wound in his thigh. Andy.

Howard and John' SCOady and Clyde Ilrantley. were, taken to the Ilnevllle Jail. AH were said to live near Arthur. Tenn. The rum cars were topped by five officer.

Tl rum runners started flrlnir, It was said. 'Officers returned tile Ore and wounded One. of the men escared, and It was believed he) -was either wounded or was drowned In a nearby river. i Tourists From Illinois Lost irt New Mexico Albuquerque. N.

Aug 22 U.R) Police In the southwest sought today to locate Everett, Jacques, 48. and Frank Hitch. 18. tourists of Chamiiaign, ill, who became separated from relatives Saturday while enroute Home from Los Angeles, Calif. Jacques and 'Hitch left Aire.

Jae-qntaml Hitch's mother near CSalltip and aiea to meet them here. The women could not locate the pair upon their arrival an I since have been conducting ai Intensive seurch for them. Building: on North Seventh Is Burglarized A small building on North Seventh street used by a heating firm in the city as an office only, was broken Into some time during the night evidently the prowlers believing that money might jbe found. After a careful search about the place and no money was discovered, the man delilwrately destroyed a file containing letters and price lists that belonged to the office manager. ltoltce were notified early this mornlnir.

but lat noon no renort bad I been made as to1 the identity of the one breaking Into the place. HOOUEnTO KSEft flElP Will Ask Co-Operati6n of Out standing Farm Leaders in Planning Relief Cedar 'Rapids. Iowa, Aug. Herbert Hoover, Bepublican nominee for president, motored through roads lined with corn fields 28 miles from West Branch to Cedar Rapids today for a two-day seriea ofcon-ferences here with farm representatives from IS agricultural states. Knroute, the Bepublican nomlnree passed through Iowa City where he was met by a band and paraded through town.

he arrived here several thousand persona were gathered on the streets' to welcome him. After a parade here he went Immediately to Urucemore, the estate of a friend a m'le from Cedar Rapids, and there reviewed a parade of Boy Scouts. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Aug. 2J U.R) Farmers' representatives, from fif teen states will tread the welcome mat outside the door of Herbert Hoover's adopted home1 herer today and tomorrow to tell btat their troubles, now accentuated' by the sliding prices of wheatmnd corn, They announced through their, that their hopes were buoyed by the Republican nominee's West Branch speech, last night in which he expanded his ideas on his three-ply relief program and promts-. ed to call a conference of "outstand ing farmers such as Governor Low- den.

to help draft the legislation carrying out his plan. Hoover believes his proposed economical and stable marketing system under a federal farm board would have, prevented gutting of the wheat market at this time and he so informed the farm leaders who called upon. him. May Rush Aid lie also dropped a hint that farmers might not "he compelled towait. for a special session of congress to get through such legislation if he is elected.

His emissary In congress will be his vice-presidential running mate. Senator Charles K. Curtis, Kansas. Republican floor leader of the upper house, who would serve until the end of the December aes-j aion. The United rress is Informed that thd new co-operative marketing (Torn to Page Please.) WEATHER Illinois Weather: warmer tonight; Mostly fair and Thursday partly cloudy, possibly local thundershow.

era westl and north portions somewhat warmer southeast portion, i Temperature readings from 7:00 a- August "11 to 7:00 a. m. August S3 maximum 19; minimum 49. James 12. Richardson, weather observer.

j. Long: Sentence. Is Given IMayor 'of NebuiTpqrf Newburyport, Masa. Aug. 22 (UJ0 JaU sentence totalling J30 days and fines totalling $1.140 were Im posed today upon 'Bossy- GUlls, mayor of Newburyport, in connection with his operation of a gaso-line filling station without-a permit.

Newburyport 'a "bad boy" faced three seperste charges carrying 11 counts, and Dtstrkrt Judge- Nathan iel Jones found him guilty on all Imposed sentencea -Boy, what a sleigh ride." exclaimed the red headed tx-aaUor as as he left the courthouse. II had appealed to the superior court and had been released on his own recognisance. "Bossy" was visibly shaken by the stiff sentence handed down by Judge Jones. But he pre-dieted that he would atlll beat his opponents when the case cornea up before Eases county auperior court as Salem in September. The mayor's court appearance resulted from his recent action in opening hla-f tiling station at the corner of High street and the Newbury port turnpike without permission; from his city council.

'Bossy" was charged with selling gasoline -without a permit, storing it without a permit and with changing the grade of a city street in the construction of his station. Collins Boy With Mother in a Picture Walter Collins, who was kidnaped from Los Angeles. Calif- In March and returned home through the efforts of the DeKalb police on August was the subject of a large picture In one of the Chicago dailies, last night. The picture of the7 boy, easily identified as the same one who was here, showed him being fondly embraced by his mother. The few lines under the picture were to the effect that the kidnaped boy had been returned to his mother from DeKalb.

Ill, following his disappearance in March. Boy Seriously Bitten Today by a Mad Dog: reoria, HI, Auff. 10- year-old boy was attacked brm en- raged bulldog here today. Before tho animal could be beaten off, the Doyy Jtoscoe Tork. 10.

had been biU ten and, horribly mangled. He la re- Ported In a serious condition. The attack occurred as the result of. a childish prank. Playmates of the Tork boy taunted and teased: the animal until It attacked him.

Lineman Is Killed at Hammond, Indiana Plant Hammond. Richard Luhman. 50, Chicago, was killed. Instantly at (be state line gen. rating plant.

when a plank slipped front a workman's hand, fell IS feet, and struck lAibman head. Thla is the third fatality at the plant which is under construction, Kansas Editor Atmin Att.nrk bmiins votes Paris. Aug. 22 4UJD WUliasa Allen White, the Kansas editor! today continued his attack on the legislative record 'of Gov. Alfred E.

Smith, asserting that the. New Tork governor In answering the White charges "is trying to make up In emotions what his case lacks in logle." 'I White, on a tour, of Europe gave out his statement to) American newspaper correspondents after learning of the contents of the letter in which the Democratic presidential candidate answered him. "However we may bemoan the sad case." White (Smith's) public legislative 'record must If faced again in this campaign. Ills friends say his platform Is his public record. Therefore certainly It la the major, Issue In the campaign." White denied that he was attack ing Smith personally or had meant to assail the character of the New York governor.

Salesman for Magazine Is Under Arrest Chicago, Aug. 22 (U.R) Oerald Bernhardt, 29, Klgin, 111., was, arretted here today and charged ivlth obtaining money under- false pretenses. Bernhardt, according to a complaint filed by Kobert M. Burns, publisher of the magagTne "Chicago," was employed two weeks ago as a salesman for the magazine and used his position to obtain money from 34 men whom he hired as assistants without authority Earnhardt, It was charged, col-lected 10 from each of the men he hired with the understanding he would return the money when the salesmen turned In a certain amount of business each day. This, the salesmen charge, he failed to do.

niinois Boy Finishes Trip Down Big: River New Orleans. Aug. 22 U-R) EHliott Dirrand, 19 year old sbpbo-more from the University of Illinois was here today restinsr after a 65 day canoe trip from Obicasro. His brown hair turned snowy white during the trip. Continuous exposure to the txn and weather la thought to be the, cause! 1 I Durand said he first noticed the change at Baton where police arrested him as a suspicious character, he was a criminal wearing a disguise.

Durand sold he decided on the canoe trip when his parents forbade him marrying because of his youth. Two Pennsylvania' Lads Caught Stealing a Car Springfield. IUV Aug. Harry Johnson, 16. and Wayne Bryce.

16, both of mttsburgh. JPa charged with stealing the automobile of Ed Williams, this city, were held In Jail here todny; Th youths were nabbed In Colllnsville yester. tlay afternoon and returned here. The machlno was stolen Monday night from this clG1. the time chatting with his friends, of which he had He la survived by, his widow, who (Tarn to Page 6 Please.) FAIR TODAY Continues to Seek Joint Debates With Emmerwm in Districts Hpringfleld.

Aug. 22 (UJ) Judge Floyd K. Thompson. Democratic candidate for governor and principal speaker today at the Illinois State Fair, again reiterated his charge that Secretary of mate Louis 1 Emmerson. the Hep lean suf-rnatortaI nominee withheld funds his own use that rightfully be-jMtged In' the state treasury.

The Democratic candidate went Into detail to answer 'the charges of Emmerson that he protected the Looney rie ring in Hock Island county and failed to respond to the country's call for men In the World war. Thompson said Looney and some of his friends fled -from Rock Inland county when he was elected state's attorney. He sakl he started an investigation of the sheriff's office soon after his election as 'te's at torney. Theboard of stipt: visor however, denied him funds and tanta with which to make the Investigation and a special investigator finally. -was appointed.

Relative the charge that he avoided military service during the World war he declared the government advised him that It would be. a mistake to leave the -state's attor ney's orrV-0 of Rock Island county as a large arsenal was hntd there. Qsstes Cfcsrges Again He quoted figures In. support of hisrontentioa that Emmerson. as secretary of state.

failed to make dally remittances to the state treasury. Ile declared such remittances should have been made. He said Emmerson did not account for one penny interest on state funds during his as secretary of state. He aga. reiterated his request that Emnwrson Join him in "arranging for at least one discussion In each congressdnal "district in the state.

The state of Illinois needs new deal. Thompson said, "and to get a new deal In Illioi the voters must use new material and that new material is on the Democratic ticket." He promised tax reform, aid for the Improvement of the state and county fairs and better health He also promises wider hard roads (Turn to rag rieasej 1 Advertisers are requested, to notey that the next Golderi Rule Sale will be held on Wednesday August '29th. Thus the special Golden Rule Edition will be published on MondayAugust 27th. Advertisers will please co-operate; and secure best results, by having copy in before the hour of closing, which is Friday noon, August 24th, as none can be accepted after that time, DeKalb Daily Chronicle (Turn te Page Please,) i.