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THE DE KALB DAILY CHRONICLE Til I KTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 57 DE KALB, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1932 PRICE THREE CENTS Ml BY rforui Ml ME CERMAK MAKES Bandit Hobs Crystal Lake CHINESE SNIPER STRONGHOLD I MONTGARES TO STAY IN JAIL) CHINESE STILL HOLDJHE LINE Poorly Equipped Troops Make Stubborn Resistance To The Japs. it Tat mam.v I Fail To Drag Out Carp For Needy Groups The Attempt made yesterday to seine the Klshwaukee in the vlcln-it" of the park at Kinpston for the I'lllpose of seuiins enrp wlilch would be clven t' needy families of IVKalb for food was futile, it wa learned today. The current waa too swift to make It possible for the many men present to as.Mst In the work to handle the larpe nets. It Is reported that in repeated efforts to drap the net thiol ph the sw ift water but one fish, a sucker about twelve I irhes lonp, was landed.

The seining operations. It is now thoupht, will be delayed for alout a month. The purpose is two-fold, to secure food for needy families and to remove the carp. in enemy of camp fish, from the stream. It Is thoupht that In atout another month the conditions will lie much more suitable for seinini.

ml mmM iT 'A Mi Nsf SXf'-f It pel and northern Shanghai distrirt. Photo above shows detachment of Japanese hurrying to attack a house in which Chinese Miipers were found. Harassed by the fir of Chinese marksmen secreted in bouses along the line of the Japanese advance, the invaders sent out parties of marines to mop up the fiKhtinz zone after the first sharp thrust into the CIDCT DIP PIIT rllll II 111 lal! I I WIU WW I Chicago Is Up Against (irim Reality of Being Broke Todav. MORE WILL COME -iit run, 1,1.. Chloa 0 met the reality of an empty treasury today by moving loaiint elimination C.r.ntl ti i pin-, cos ami npf Intensive driv to edit; iOll cum i I in nn Mayor Wil- Thompson onrr tin; loom 11.

im Anton .1. mn it ba I I' rn -i: I- st ireus. Mayor a 'od to put the iiv i it. a skeleton he may or rec- mp every police Itl! sa.l .1 mi tl it- force, every fire hi (, ii additional fire and i-oli, i'ni, all playpround direc-tois. all visiting nurses, all senior clerks, all hirmra, all street insertors.

and lrui lie. Is of other emplo; ces, the total to 4 7't. an annual saving of "And that. the mayor Karl, "is jast a Mart. The sooner realize we (ant function money, the licttor oft they will be." Mart lit Oner.

'stiiiiin' aldermen promts, imme diate iiiiisideratii.n with the pros- pert the red'l. 1 U' made within a few da-, s. iVrmiik rev i-v the pointing out thu legislature's tu-' month adjournment wit limit passing; the lull relief program left I 1 tin- city no alternative. "We simp's have no money r-inak Mild. "1 fee little prosjM-t of further the city's credit." -ity 1 i ontity already have more than millions in outstanding se- iirities and owe millions on their pay rolls, ire liidins to the tea hers aionr.

WiH Ihsiniss More. I'urthi i staff reductions of two tol four tliou inplov proliubly I'criiutk said. The forecast Hsilile Ktooniic-e of stred luhtinu, re, I joed wn'er service, and haltliiK of street reniii-s and oust ion A double. edljeil (H ive for I lltlds was nnderwav. The tax bills rrr Ih iiik nt iut.

I. of the us Well UK hone of I'lJ and is iilestioti.ibf. The Issue now is In lore the stale supreme court al ter a count court ruled the assesHiri'tits voided by fraud and in I'jilriols. Appeals were made to file citizens to pay now and uv- ert more s-nous conseii uences i the financial crisis I i I I I ATTACKED ECONOMY PLAN BEFORE HOUSE Democrats Promote Their Own Program To Balk The President. Washington.

D. Feb. LP) The plan of Democ ratic House leaders to achieve economy through con solidation and elimination of useless government bureaus was approved today by the House rules commit tee. The committee iemrted favorably for early House consideration the Douplas resolution setting up a special "economy committee'" of seven members to invtlcate, pcoTnuiile which could effected, and rciort to the House by April Is Counter Mor, It represents a counter move to President Hoover's proposal for congress to delegate authority to him to make consolidation. The House exndit ures committee was considering the rns lull for consolidation of the war and navy departments Into a sinple department of national defense, l'resi-dent Hoover optsises both the Ilyrns bill and the Democratic conomy ef forts.

Speaker Garner and House lead-era precipitated the economy issue by formulating a program of their own to put forward in opposition to the presidenfs plan. I'p Next Week. "Speaker Gainer said the House would take up the Douglas resolution next week. The expenditures committee voted to appoint a sultcommittee to redraft the Ryrns bills for a department of national defense. The committee next week will take up the bill creating a department of public-works to handle all government building and rivers and harbors project.

Secretary of War Hurley will lie the first official called to testify. State Patrol Officer Will Return To Job State Patrol Officer O. N. L-irson, who has been absent from his duties on nick leave for the past few weeks, plans to return to his duties on Monday, he stated today. Larson' feels much Improved in health, although for a time he will devote himself to the minor details of his duties a a state highway officer.

State Officer Larson was granted a sick leave a few weeks aso, having been In jioor health for the past several months. A week was spent at the veteran's hospital at lllnes, receivinc treatment. Treat-n ents have been continued with the family physician and as a result he feels much improved. Movie Theatre The Tovnr theatre at 'ivsta! I.ake. by Polka Brothers of also nii mlr of the com-pary which operate the DeKalb the Fargo Theatre of Sycamore, was robbed of JfiO about t-rO o'clock last evening hy sn armed bnnd-t.

The hnndlt fled In a v-i :1 imohile, following the i headinc fm Woodstock vv last ween. The cashier was crgaEed In check-i c- cr the, receipts for the day h'-n the bandit appeared at the tlked window and with a revolver in l.ls hand asked for the money. Se- curing the money, totalling $200, the bandit, fled. The Tnvar theatre was opened while the DeKalb Egyptian was tin-flT mnsl ruction, hcinp desis-ned by Klmer P.ehrns, the architect who prepared the plans for the DeKalb playhouse. LEGION PLANS LARGE MEETING Several Hundred To Be Here For Divisional Meeting To Be Held March 6.

Itetween three and four hundred I-epionnaires from nil of the posts of northern Illinois will meet In this citv on Sunday, March fi, for a pep it was learned last evening by illiam past dis-irb-f commander, iti a mesnpe re. from the htate Lecion head, ui.i-rlers nt Illooniindon. The meet-i "ill he one of series to Iw Id iti eac of the divisions of the state for the purpose of ItrtnrinR loret her the I of that section. JictaUs con ernins; the meet-uic to lie held here have not yet been nrranted, Mr. Ilunnells having be.

ii delegated to make the arrnncements for a plnce to meet I other details. Territory Is Large. i ne meeting, uccorniiie to pres. wl ((. an w.hhioii vlth about 400 Iijoruiaires in at- tcnlaricc.

Kvery fKtul in the aecond tjvifoji, whjt-h cnmprlaea the north ern fcefflon of the state, will 1 le lir to have a laiKe deleuat.otl present. T1i, tnessace received by Mr. Itllti-i i IN slated that Slate Commander Ivan T.Tltott will head the uroup of state offl.iuls who will In present. St iite Adjutant Mundt. one of the most popular I In (he state, will be present for the session.

All of the division offi.ers, as well as tin- officers of the various districts within the htoikI division, will I' present. DeKalb wru st le te, for the division pep meet ins- liecuuse. It Is centrally locateI within the division. In arranirin-; the details for the i meeting on Mar, Mr. Of Genoa Dies From A Stroke Cjetioa, Keb.

0. Henry Kreuer, 75. iased away last evening at his home in Genoa about 11:00 o'clock. Mr. Krcuger was his usual pood health yesterday and had been up town during the day.

He retired last cveninp and about o'clock complained of a headache. He had passed away a few minutes later. His death is attributed to a. cerebral hemorrhage. Henry Krcuger was born July 26, Ornseorf, Germany, and when ten jetirs of use came to this country with his parents, settling near Shoumburc.

111. He came to Genoa in 1 1. where he engaged in farming. In 1SS3 he was married to Minnie Koerner anjl until four years apo they lived on their farm north of town, when they retired ur.d came to Genoa. His death is mourned by Mrs.

four children, Arthur on the farm, Henry in FJlgin, Albert in New York, and Martha at home, and three grandchildren. Funeral services are to be held Tuesday at 1:30 from the home and at 1:00 o'clock from the Gcrmun Lutheran church. Rev. Putnam will be in charge. Burial Is to lie at Hampshire.

DeKalb Bootlegger Must Serve Days as Supreme Court Sustains Verdict. DECIDED TODAY State's Attorney aMlo early tbU afternoon Mated that George will toxin srrvins: his Kentcnce of 10 da in the DeKalb county jail ait quickly a he can lie apprehended. State's Attorney Castle wax in this city when lie learned that the state Miwcine court had upheld the conviction of Mont-Kares and immediately planned to return to SSycamore to make the neeessary arrangements for the arrest of Montsares. floorpre Montpares. liest known of the DeKalb hootlesrperso today lost his fisht to stay out of jail, the state Mipreme court anirming- the judgment of the DeKalb county circuit court in fentencinp Montirares to serve a total of 1 CO days in jail and pay a fine of $1,300 and costs.

Mont-eares was sentenced on December 18. but was pranted a stay in order that an appeal micht lie taken. Th.s appeal, as a result of today rulins by the state court, was of no avail. When Montares will lesin serving the 1 days in jail Is not known. State's Attorney Itham Castle not Ndnp located for a statement.

1 Mont crates has had a lie. tic (arcer 'n the courts of the couniy. having len victorious in a number of bis skirmishes with the law enforcement i asencles. devious sentences navej leen cscaied as a result of adverse rulings by the stat" supreme court. It is the first time that a jail sentence imposed In a court In this county has lcen upheld by the state supreme court.

Arrested In Moutsares was arrested late in Septenilier, on a charpc of possession, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquor. Karl in Noem-lier he went on trial In the-DeKalb county circuit court, Infore- Wlllium The trial occupb-U iKveiai days, much testimony Itclntr trtven by iersons who took part In the pun base of liquor from Mni.t-tareK. The case yvent to the Jury in the evening of Noxeuilier It. und ufter deliln-ratlnn less than an hour the Jury returned a verdict of jruilty twelve founts. Montpares was rpreseptec by Attorney A.

CI. Kenntdy and Kep. D. .1. Collins of this e-it while Slates Attorney Lathnni Caatle had the assist.

ance of Attorney Smith, former state's attorney for IVKalb county. In the prosecution. A motion for a new trial was denied and o.n December 18. 193, Judpe I'ulton sentenced Montfcures on nine of the twelv counts, three of them Iiemp dropped at the request of the prosecution Montsares was sentenced $100 and costs on each of counts one. two.

three, four and six. charging possession and $200 each on counts seven, eight nine and ten, charging sah making a total In fines of $1,300. On counts seven and eight he was sentenced to serve 120 days in jail. John Helming, Once Merchant Here, Is Dead John .1. Helmjng, at one time in the clothingljtlsiness in this city, died yestepdayat his home in Chicago, "Word-of Mr.

Hclrning's death was received in tills city by his brother-in-law. Officer Frank Kid-dell of the police department. Funeral services for Mr. Helming will be held on Monday, the cortege to come to DeKalb for interment. Brief interment services ill be held at o'clock Monday afternoon at the Oak wood cemetery.

Mr. Helming was born near Wau-kon, la in 1S60, and in 1H0.1 was married in this city to Minnie Kid-dell. Mr. Helming at the time was in the clothing business, being located in the location now occupied by the Rlomqulst Bootery. In 1905 Mr.

and Mrs. Helming moved to Chi-cago where the residence has since been made. Mr. Helming bad been in poor health for the past two years, his condition becoming critical several months ago. nese replied that he would not fire into their section again if he were assured the Japanese artillery had not taken Up jiosltlons there.

Secretary Stlmson made Johnson's rcrorta public today at his regular press conference, but would not discuss the Shanghai situation otherwise. The Japanese minister said that it had not been the intention of the Jaanese to cause destruction or damage to foreign life and property, that it had been their Intention to protect Japanese life and property and protect the settlement from outside attack and they had been disappointed In this hope. He said that, of course, nothing would disappoint the Japanese government more than to know the result of their action has been to LOSE A VILLAGE BULLETIN Shanghai, Feb. 21 (Sunday) U.RK The terrific bombardment of the Chinese Shanghai defense ended suddenly at 1 a. leaving behind a scarred frontier and smokin; ruins of Chinese farm hunts and barns.

The Japanese announced the day's objectives had been save for the taking of the. Woosung forts. Dawn will hrinjr further advances agaiast these objectives the announcement said. Chinese had defended valiantly for more than fifteen hours against the combined power of the Japanese, a power that included attacks from the air, heavy funs, infantry, and lumbering tanks. They had defended for hours Kiangwan, losinc and retaking the little village repeatedly, only to have the Japanese finally overpower tlie stout defense.

Shanghai. Feb. 20 (IF) In the most terrific onslaught against the Chinese lines in the major battle now progress! nc- from Woosune to Shanghai, the regiment won complete control of the Ktanpwan sector, and consolidated its position at p. m. Kiangwan was taken and retaken three times as successive waves of infantry, supported by roarinp tanks advanced and were driven buck by the stubborn Chinese defenders.

As night fell, the Japanese com -marrders were preparing a new nt-tn acairst the North Station where, throuphrhit a day of heavy bombardment, they had failed to dis lodge the Chinese from their poorly const rue'ed trenches. Uvea In Danger. American lives had Wn endangered during the day's battling. Five, tapkj hunkered ovr thssheH torn district at 7:41 p. marklrtif the first advance against theso positions.

Although Intense lnf.ititrv action. preceded Lv from lipht and heavy artillery and accompanied lV nf 1.A V. iulalU-. Kisltions of the Chinese and Japa neses forces iti that sector remain, el unchanged after hours of combat The Japanese were unable to sweep over the Woosunp forts, despite a heavy concentration of air lombs and naval shells, afainst what had appeared to lie weak resistance by ihe poorly equipped Chinese defenders. Moves t'p.

At dusk General 1'yeda removed his headquarters to the Futan university on the outskirts of Kiangwan. and announced that the sector was dominated by the Nippon-ese troops. This success marked an advance of five miles since the offensive began, and the driving of an important wedge into the Chinese lines. The unyielding resistance of the Chinese at oosung. here young Chinese soldiers, manv of them mere loys.

wrapped in bulky, padded and multi-colored uniforms, put up a stubborn machine con defense a. gainst a terrific bombardment, a-roused the amazement and admiration of observers. Warships Help. Throughout the day a squadron of Japanese destroyers stood by In i he river and poured a rain of shells against the dilapidated forts. Nevertheless, as night approached the village and forts of Woosung.

eighteen miles away from the main action around Kiangwan, still were in the hands of the Chinese. In the final phase of the assault on Kiangwan. the Japanese sprayed the town with machine-gun fire, movini? forward a few yards at time in Irregular dark green lines, their steel helmets glinting In the sun. The final assault was made cautiously, for squads of sniping Chinese still remained in shell holes and entrenchments, firing at the oncoming troops. As the advancing waves reached obstacles farm houses.

haystacks, walls concealing the "enemy" the infantrymen deliberately wrecked obstructions. They burned haystacks, pushed bundles of kindling and dried bamboo against houses, and set them ablaze. As the flames roared high, they retired to temporary enrenchments to watch the destruction, and then advanced again to set more fires. Japanese sharpshooters. In advance of the regular lines, picked oft straggling Nnlpers who had remained, behind the main Chinese forces, and yet hundreds of the Chinese persisted In clinging to their insecure positions, despite the knowledge that this was certain suicide.

Services For The Baxter Baby Will Be On Sunday Funeral services for Marjorie Rose Baxter, Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. Baxter, will be held from the home, 4 21 Fisk Avenue, tomorrow afternoon at 2:80 o'clock. Rr.

J. C. Siiencer will burial to be in the Lvergreen cemetery. 1.11 s' of 'public includ- will assisted by several from the Inc names of the noniKjyers. were, iVKnlb post of the American up.

The city council voted to cion. boycott firms with unpaid tax one alderman Fuppcsted that water shut off in buildings on winch jriciiry jrvreuffer DECISION ENDS BROTHERS CASE High Court Rules That He Must Serve His Time In Prison. Springfield, Feb. 20. (LP) The sensational slaying of a Chicago newspaper rciKjrtcr which brought an end to the bonanza era of the pangs, today api-cnrcd finally a-s a closed case.

A jear and eiclit months aft' tho killing of Alfred .1. I.inple, the state supreme court affirmed the conviction and fourteen-year prison sentence of I.eo V. St. Louis gangster, for the rejKirter's murder. The court's five to two decision apjmrently ended future litigation in the case which resulted in tremendous publicity at ij, eoopcrat ion of all civic api ru-ies tcvrialt the spread of gangster dominance.

l.liif-lrt shiin f. shortly after noon as he passed through a busy pedestrian tunnel under Michigan avenue on his way to VashuiPton imrk race track. The motive for his slaying was never established. Put. io the ensuing ip-henval.

Police Commissioner William V. Russell resigned. Mayor William Hale Thomson was defeated for re-election, the polite department thoroughly shaken up. and driven from the city orj arrested. KscaM-s in Crowd.

The relMirteis slaver es.asil 111 the crowds after his slnple shot brought instant death. Not until January was Pi-others' arrest after months of undercover investigation. At his trial eight state witnesses identified Plot hers, a 31-year-old St. l.outs police character, with a jiecord of fiO arrests but no convictions, as the man they saw fleeing from the tunnel a after I.inple's slaying. Fight defense witnesses said Brothers was not the man.

After lengthy dclileration the jury -found Brothers guilty last April 3 and set his sentence at fourteen years, the lowest term allowed. Mrs. Milnamow Of Maple Park Is Dead Today Mrs. Bridget K. Milnamow.

ape a resident of the Maple Park community the greater part of her life, died at 8:15 o'clock this morning at the home of a daughter. Mrs. John F. Treadwrll of Maple Park. Mrs.

Milnamow had been ill for the past six weeks, her condition gradually falling. Mrs. Milnamow was born in Iauip-ford. Ireland, mi March 25. lViS, where she lived until sixteen years of ago when she came to this reentry, immediately locating in Maple Park.

She was one of the most respected residents of the community and leaves many friends to mourn her death. Her husband. Tv unas Milnamow died on May 21. HM2. She leaves to mourn her death, two daughters and three sons, Mrs.

John Treadwell of Maple Park. 11. F. Milnamow of Maple Park. Irving Milnamow of Aurora and Joseph and Mary Milnamow, of Maple Park.

Funeral services will lie held on Monday morninp at 10:00 o'clock Ipark. Ihirial will lie in Maple Tark. Morris A. Levinson. attorney for Berg, testified yesterday and said that he guve Richards $1,000 and promised to pay the $30,000 ransom during a conversation 111 his office, after a letter from Berg had aaked Jiim to get in touch with Richards relative to effecting the furrier's release.

John T. Ropers, reporter for the St- Louis Post Dispatch, related that he acted for Levlnson In first contacting Richards, and testified that the young lawyer said he could produce Berg "in two hours for Rogers testified that Richards said he, Richards, was to get for his share. Most of the testimony was similar to that given Jn the trial of Charles Heuer. first of the six men indicted to trial. Heuer is under a -ear iriou ui Umc.

TAKE FIFTEEN IN DEATH PLOT Texas Rangers Are Reported To Have Balked Infamous Scheme. Jb Allen. Tex Feb. LP) Texas rangers today held fifteen men whom tiny charged with con-spiring for the muss extermination of a rival ixTlitical faction In an slay inc. KanMts.

said the arrests were made only a few hours before plans to exei-ute. six prominent Hidalgo county iHiruicrutic leaders in a trap vel-e to be tarried out. Among those held on charges of conspiracy to murder were two well-known politicians and a Mexican whom officers said admitted he. was to receive $J00 for carrying out the ambuscade. Those rested included W.

II. Mc-dcTun, former city commissioner of Donna: K. J. Karnsw ort defeated candidi-te for the lioard of directors of the Donna- Irrigation district; George Kuthxen, Stokes Cheney. Luther 1-cplry.

A. F. Jhctgel. Walter Van Allen and 1.. D.

Schultz. Names of the others. Including that of I he Mexican, were withheld. It whs Job." ranpers quoted the Mexican as saying, "but I agreed to do it for JCOO." Was a ide Plot Had the plot been carried to Its conclusion. Sheriff T.

C. Gill. Hidalgo county officer, would have been one of those slain, the rangers eaid. Hangers named other marked victims as Walter J. 'Weaver, prominent Democratic attorney of Donna; Harry Kidpeway, manager of the Donna irrigation district, and Vise Hooks, prominent, politician.

Names of more proposed victims were not revealed. Tnc Mexican confessed, the rang-ers said, that he was to lie in ambush as the six men visited an oil lease owned by Hooks and Weaver near Hio Grande City. Armed with a rifle, which the rangers intercepted as it was parsed from one of the men held to the Mexican, the victims were to be picked off one by one and none allowed to escape. Rangers lielieved tv.e plot was Inspired by fear certain political secrets were alxut to be revealed. What these secrets were, the officers would not conjecture.

However, several of those arrested were defeated in a recent fight for con- Soys: tSpeelsl Tb' Tulsa. Feb. 20. Just flew in from Chicago, was going: over to Claremore tonight, but the hotels are all so full, eioing to liavc to stay here in the edge of town. I see where some line is uoiiisf to make aviation pay by taking it out of the pilots' salary.

When they start hiring cheap pilots I will ctop flying. That's what built up hat confidence in aviation wc have is the experience, character and dependability of our pilots. I think they are just about the highest type bunch of men we have. I am interviewing all the candidates to sec what they are running on, if anything just outside a desire. So I got to see our governor, Kill Murray.

Rogers trol of the Donna irrigation dis trlct. Kanpers said the slayinss were to be blamed on a proup familiarly known as "the old repime," once headed by A. Y. r.aker, deceased sheriff. Scandals in Hidalgo county trovernment two years apo were laad to this proup and malfeasance char- gs Haeed against several officials.

i Party Is Ousted. I This situation gained national at-, tention, when a 'good government element In the Iemocratic party won i control from the Maker faction. The six proposed victims were members of this good government group. Those held were not aligned with either faction. A lacker group leader, rangers in-timated, revealed existence of the plot, learning the plan to blame his faction, he save officers his information.

Governor Ross Sterling ordered Captain Frank Hamer. Captain Albert Mace and three other rangers here fo" Investigate. Officers said f50 already had been tald to the Mexican and that MT.O had Wen deposited to his credit In a bank. Tilton Bond Is Set Friday At A High Figure John Tilton. age twenty, of "o-chelle.

(was returned to the county Jail at Itockford last evening pend Inp his release on bonds of follow Inp his hearing yesterday lie-fore T'nited States Commissioner Hd-w in K. Walker of Chicago In a charge of violating the Dyer act. Tilton was arrested In DeKalb last Wednesday afternoon by State Patrol Officer I. 1 Klmendorf at the request of two state officers from Rockford. Tilton is reported to have made a confession, hile being held In Rock-ford for a hearing.

In which he gave the details of how he so 1(1 a stolen automobile in Wisconsin. The automobile w-as stolen In Rochelle. Tilton Is well known in IVKalb, being a student at the Ptate Teachers College. His father is a prominent Rochelle attorney." Rockford authorities and federal agents today thought that they may have uncovered an automobile theft ring In the arrest of Blaine Mosc'arel-la. age 21, and Ralph Hayes, also 21, of Rockford.

in a stolen car at Klgin. The panp Is said to have" stolen a number of automobiles, anto parts and radio accessories, much of hich was found at a Rockford address. The authorities were today conducting an investigation to determine if Tilton was the ring-leader of the gang. Custer Rally At Galesburg: Is Bit? Affair Galesburg. 111..

Feb. U.R Stir-ring band music, the drone of airplanes overhead and an Influx of special trains and automobile caravans which hroueht 13,000 vlsitots from all parts of the state, touched off the Republican cubern atonal campaign of Omer N. Custer, former state treasurer and chairman of tho state tax commission, here today. With clear, sunshiny weather fore cast. Senator Harry Wright.

DeKalb, Custer's campaign manager, declared that today's crowd would be the biggest downstate political assemblage In the Interests of a candidate in the state's' history. Apparently almost 100 per cent behind Its "favorite son" candidate for the governorship, residents of GaJeshurg and surrounding rich agricultural country, side, began "whooping it up" early for Custer, who is a bajiker, farmer, tnd publishes The Daily Galesburg-Mail on which he was a printer's devil more than SO years ago. Bands paraded the streets and played impromptu serenades for important political visitors among whom were Senator Thomas I. Gunning, Princeton; former supreme court justice H. P.

Samuell, Jacksonville; former lieut. governor John Q. Oglesby, Elkhart: former state treasurer Andred Russell, Jacksonville; and C. Wayland Brooks. Chicago candidate for state treasurer and successful prosecutor of Leo Broth- era, convicted of murderln Alfred taxes are delinquent.

Councllmen lei ommended that imiitiid taxes be tieducted froni bills of delinquent merchants and contractors to which the city owes money. Cermak sUKPested removing polite protection from delinquents. "I can refuse also to sipn ordin-snces and ermi1s for jiersons who have declined to pay the mayor said. Tills May Help Some. Si.rinsfieH Feb.

20. CLP) A measure ptvlnr Cook county taxpayer credit for money they payor have p.nd on nr taxes in the event a reassessment Is mii'ie. went into effe. todav. hav-ine been yesterday by ijov-ernor K.

U. Kmmersoti. The measure, which liecntne effective immediately iion its approval by the povernor, was Introduced in the slate House of by Elmer Se htuu kenlwrp. P.epubli- nn, Chieapo. The measure's enactment Into Isyv Is to stimulate 'oiled ions if Cook county's 1M0 taxes.

Othe- bills sisi.ed tl.i pover-noe yerterday were: A Hi use me. is Are it 1 1 odu. ed by UepresenfatHe Kol Uoderl' Kepub- Chicaao. authorlzinp Building an I Loan Association to borrow money for ajinent of withdrawals or maturities. It contained an em-1 erqell'V clause.

I A measme introduced in the House i in Richard ona, Kepubli' an, Miin-1 del. in. providing for the renwva! of interest requirements of three per tent on deposits of funds of cities. nn lir commission form of povern-l The measure lecomes effec- tiM iMiMiediately. Tv bills of tin- poveruor's t-ix i nillttlm; alloniH es to I in ide in county and municlpall-tav oprl.it ions to cover "the loss ai.

of lOllectlnp taxes to bo i lie fiscal ami also Ha hi it so levied, for ni' Mt of which reul es-i i' Ii forfeited to the state. effective Im- im The Weather Fj. Illinois Inc -easing cloudiness Wd warmer tonight. Occasional rain and tonight. Reports Are Made About Protests To Battlers State Very Nearly Done In Second Kidnap Case asliiiigtoii.

L). C. Kcb. 20. (LP) American Minister Nelson T.

Johnson at Shanphal reported to the state department today that he. with the Hrltish. French tid Italian ministers, had made representations to the Japanese minister concerning the danger to American life and property and also had made eleventh hour efforts to maintain peace. The four western sHkeamen pointed out to the Japanese that they could not avoid a large measure of relonslbihty for he jeopardy to foreign life and property at Shanghai." The Japanese minister replied that the issue rested with the Chi-nese. In another report.

Johnson sald the American. British, French and Italian attaches made representations to the Chinese general. Tsai PiDg-kai, against artillery fire into ft. Louis. Feb.

20. (iP) The state's case against Paul A. Richards, young lawyer, accused of acting as agent of the kidnaiters of Alexander Berg In negotiations for $50,000 ransom, ncarcd a close today, after an elderly uttorney and a newspaper reorter had given their version of how the wealthy furrier was released after four days' captivity. The state's witness in the second of the Berg kidnaping cases today-Is Joseph A. 1-nnon.

assistant circuit attorney. In opening statements the prosecution indicated that Len-non would testify as to Richard's remark. "I've been double When arrested after Berg's release. Richards, it was charged at the time of his arrest, gave the information which led to arrest of the others sought la tHe case. Janfts Poo section.

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