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TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1933 THE DE KALB DAILY CHRONICLE, DE KA LB, ILLINOIS. PAGE SEVEN JIOTIIES TO Society Events tail era engaged tn the business of salltnx tangible personal propeity at retail, and upon tba retailers filing tha first return, the department will lata a certificate which la to PERS0NLS GRIEF CRAZED MAN jULLS DOY Eight Year Old Is Lured To Shack And Then GUARDS WATCH AS MINK WORK Tense Situation In The Southern Illinois Coal Field Today. BULLETIN Dixmade, Belgium, starch UJD Tbs British Imperial Airways passenger piano. City of LIverpwoL with fifteen per. sons aboard, crasbed.ln flames today at Esaea.

Police alter aa hour's effort recovered fir aodlea. It waa aa aumed the remaining tea war dead. An eye-witness to the disaster saw bodies falling front the flaming plane before It crashed. Indicating they had jumped. Some bodies were found 30 feet from the wreckage.

After the flame died, search-era found three gold watches In the wreckage. Light lights 140 ta 100 lbs. geed sad cbotc s.aotJJ.K light weight 100 te 300 lb, good sad choirs S.750 4X0 1 SMdlitia weight 300 te 330 lbs. geed asd esetc 3.S3G4.00; heavy weights 50 te 350 lbs. geed and ebnlce 3.65Q3J0: packing sews 375 te 630 lb, medium snd good 12563.00; slaogh-ter pigs 100 te 130 Iba.

good sad choice a5tj3.eo. CATTLE Receipts 600; earm i 000: steers asd yearling trad slow with weak aedertea: lower grades predentin! st: balk ef varae to sen st 5.50 dews te 4.23; other kIDiag classes aseetly eteady: caws sad botcher heifers trade ruling moderately active light heifer sad mixed yearlings selling S.23 daws, steady balls steady; esters 23 or mere lower, strictly choice klads areaad Sbisghter rsttle asd rosier steers 650 te 000 Iba. good and choice 0.8087.23 MO to 1100 Ibe. good aad ebelc S.23CT.25: 1100 to 1300 lbs. good and ehoVe 4.75e77.25: I.Vm to I.Vn nuul a 1 FACE A BATTLE rfDngtr Of Gng Activities May Cause Guarding Of Tracks.

ef th biggest Chicago breweries ifiiv vim iiu iMkr in iriA Mrrv notirs of Anil because ranrstsrs Threats to hilars, trwk, rob Crrrers. Officials th Atlaa brewery, one th largest In the middle west. ftnnrrt conference today seeking solution of the prohlmv "I don't know whether our 15 tracks will out before dawn or "not," said Char! Kllman. Ve sr thtnking about potting armed guards on the tracks reinforce the driver and helpers. It will a big night and tha folJo will bara their handa fulL Tbe victims compilsed Belgiaa.

three Germaaa eJevea English. Twelve of the dead were passengers and the ether three made up the crew. The Dty of Liverpool sent oat two reports of tta position after leaving Brussels ea routs from Cologne to London. Then there was tS minutes of silence, with, no indication of difficulty, before news of the crash was received. The Markets CHICAGO NEW YORK CtSU CHAIX RAXGK 'Hoc Bioat of tha first night dellv- tnirkifad of beer win amount to a-- wut tl.WO, yea can see th risk we wtld ba taklne." WHl Mawle In Kllman and other brewery offl- rial pointed out tbat gan asters and hoodlums ara looking for every 'rhanc to "musrl in" on tha new bear trade.

They ara prepared to taka advantage of the excitement Incident to beer's return to turn tha celebration Into a meana of Illicit twvemue for themselves. "Th Atlas brewery hummed like a Jttv today aa brew was ruahed Anrough to atipply tha demand that win ba mat later on April aren If HIGH LOW CLOSE WHEAT May Al .53 Jnly MV, .33 Sept. .32 MX COKK May Js July MM .51, Sept. Xii .33 OATS May .18 Jnly 19t Sept. .19 .19 no deliveries ara made right atar SnidnlrM.

Tha Atlaa plana to tarn wat 1,90 barrels of beer a day. Will lie Purer "And It will ba better bear- than War prohibit Ion." Rrewmaster EH- man said. "We wart en against the problem of aatlafylnr critical taste after tha advent of prohibition and wa learned more about making; jrtxvl beer a few months than wa had Tha famoua Berrhoff Restaurant. 'n of tha favorite beer parlors of days, plana to close at midnight April (. Its beer cornea CASH GRArX CLOSE WHEAT No sales.

CORN-No. 4 mixed 2S; JCe. 2 rel-lew 30: N. 3 yellow 284ttSH: Xe. 4 yellow ZS Ne.

6 yellew 28; Ne. 2 unite No. 2 whit. eld SIS: No. 3 white 30.

OATS No. 2 white I9'i: N- 3 white RIE No sales. BARLEY 2Ti4rt. Tl CHICAGO PRODUCE ECGSl-Market acaettled. prices as-changed.

Receipts 24.133 esses; extra Brsts 1212i: firsts 11 HQ 12; current receipts 11; dirties 10. BUTTER Xtsrket aasettled. nrlr.s aaebanged. Receipts 10.049 tubs; specials IhAiemt; extras 17)4: extra flrsts 17: standards IS. POULTRY Market stesdy to sirens receipts 31 tracks; fowls springers 14Q16; Leghorns 13; ducks IUIU; geese 11; turkeys 10213: raost rs 10; broilers 21623; stags IX POTATOES Oa track 288; arrivals sT; sblpmeats 023; market about stesd Wisconsin sacked Bound Whites 7541 R4; Idaho tacked Hoscts 1.303l..13; Colorado sscked Red MKHnres 1.50: Mlsnesota and 'North Dakota sacked Early Obios Hoata Dakota sack ed Early Obku 704280, CHICAGO LIVC6TOCK HOQS-Rscalpu 20,000 Incladla 0UO direct; general market setlve.

stesdy with Monday's average; packlag sows weak: 170 ta 300 lbs. 3.7364.00: top 4.00; 140 ta 100 lbs. lOOCSsO: Mas 3.50 downward: moat naeklnv mm from Its awn brewery In Fort Wayne, lnd. Since It would ba Impossible to arai a aunniv in a timm a wr-j mivi iuiu. night tha etxth and at 111 serve tha Public that Bight and since tba restaurant doea not rare to handle beer waw-B aisai vi ih nwn nrwinjc.

it patron muit wait mtll April 7 for mkAaK a GIVE RULES ON I. THE SALES TAX (CaaHlnaad tram pa l) liar la obllcated to ay three par i to ma state of Illinois." One of Elements. a. Tna retailer may consider tha tax aa ona of tba elemente In bis coat of doing buatneaa and may In-luda tha amount of tax In fixlna Me aatllnc price. However, no reuil- a-w wtTnuw or noia oui to wa t-Xublic In any manner, dlractlv or Jnuiractly.

tbat tba tax la sot con 0 Dale A. Lalfhalt. Jr, assisted by his mother snd bis older brother. Jack, on Saturday evening proved ts be a most entertaining host at a birthday party In his honor. Twen ty-four of his friends gathered at the Leifhelt home on West Lincoln highway for an evening that was one of the moat pleasant In a long time.

Working Jig-saw pussies, play. Ing bunco and a number of contests made the evening pass only too quickly for the boys and girls. The final contest of tba evening resulted in the formlrv of partners tor tbe supper that was served by Mrs, Leifhelt During the evening. Date, who waa eleven yeara old last Friday, received a number of presents all of the type that delight a boy of hia age, Miss Milty King had Mrs. Parah Martin Van Kirk and Mlsa Mary Smith of Chicago as her guests over tba past week-end.

Another guest was Mrs. Maud Talbot Millard of Madison, Wis, who spent Friday here. The outv of town gueata had come to DeKalb for the funeral of the late Mlsa Margaret King, which occurred on Friday. The marriage of Calvin Alexander and Mlsa Rertha Branch of thia dty occurred February 14 at Geneva. Attendanta at the ceremony were Mr.

and Mrs. Glenn Dellinger. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander are making their home In this city, the for mer directing the local dancing classes.

Mrs. Alexander ts the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I H. Branch of Pleasant Street CLUBS AND LODGES Royal Neighbors of America will observe the SSth birthday of the local camp tonight at Odd Fellow Hail.

A pot luck supper will be en- Joyed at 830 o'clock and a nice program will be given later. Kvery member ts urged to be lresent for the entire evening as a very harry party la promised. Meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held tonight at Knights of Columbua Hall. A pot luck supper will ba served o'clock, to which ail members are aaked to be present. Later there win be a fine pro gram and some business of Import anre to transact.

CHURCHES Attendance for the meeting oftuc Student Walther League last evening In tha rooms of the Teach era College was well attended and some enthusiastic plana were made for the coming weeka. A hike and weenie roast was planned for April 30, the farewell party, when students will be returning to their homes after tbe school year was planned for May 22 and the visit to the DeKalb County Jail was planned for April 7. Dincusslon last evening centered about the question of whether a Christian could also have worldly ambitions or not The Iter. Paul E. Bchauer pastor of the Immanuel English Lutheran church conducted the discussion.

On Friday evening there will be a meeting of tbe Organ Guild of Immanuel English Lutheran church. Tile meeting will be at 7:30 o'clock and members are all asked to plan on attending. Some business Is to be taken care of and a IT members are urged to attend. More complete announcement will be made later. Ladies Aid Society of tbe Trinity Lutheran church will meet tomorrow afternoon at tha church.

Hostess for this waek'a meeting will be Mrs. Christ Kelson. Attendance of ail members of the society la urged. Some business of Interest will be taken care of and a nice social time will be enjoyed. Tomorrow afternoon from 20 to o'clock women of the Methodist church at Cortland will hold their apron party at the church.

This event- has been postponed from the original date and it, is hoped that a large number will attend. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hayes are the parents of a daughter born early this morning at Glidden Memorial hospital. Mother and baby were "doing nicely" this afternoon.

Defense Meet Being: Planned For Hinckley Hinckley. March St. The American Legion Auxiliary of Hinckley Is sponsoring a National Defense meeting to be held in the Hinckley Community building Friday. March 11. The meeting la open to tbe public.

The policy of the American Legion In national defense work ts of the greatest of Interest and Thomas J. O'Meara. a splendid speaker has been obtained for the gathering at Hinckley. In addition to tha splendid talk tbat Mr. O'Meara wiU give John B.

Tipton, principal of the Glidden School at DeKalb is to apeak on "CJtixenahip la a Music ia to be furnished by the auxiliary chorus. Receives Award Granted For Work In Contest Jerome Berkes. son of Mr. and Mrs. George Berkes.1 who won a Prix to a writing contest sponsored by av national advertiser received his cash award last week.

Jerome is a student In the seventh grade of St Mary's school and his writing sam-gla was la Palmer method, ba constcuousty displayed ta the re tailer's place of business." HITLER FIGHTS THE REPRISAL (Conthvced freen Pag 1) Industrial sections returned Com onanist majoritiaa in tba recant alec Uon. Report More Riotlag Berlin. 3iarrh 2fc (UB Deeprte reports that clashea between government police and the steel helmet war veterans' organlaaton were "greatly exaggerated," tweaty par sons In Brunswick were aent to hospitals in clashea in tba last St hours. It became known today. Every ateel helmet officer was arrested with one exception, accord ing to reports from the scans of disorder.

Ona leader escaped, and after a night-long journey to Berlin, reported on renditions to Minister of Labor Trans Seldte. president of the ateel helmet a. rolic and Nazi auxiliaries, arm ed with carbines, were reported guarding some 200 steel helmets and LOSS private nUxena including members of the Rek-hshanner and Communists who sought to join the steel helmets. JaOa Are Full at la ware so full that police were considering the creation of an Internment camp to hold the prisoners. It was reported.

In Brunswick, leaders of the steel helmets told tha United FTeaa that they expected speedy healing of their rift with the Hitler Xaxla. Early reports of arrest of steel helmet leaders and seizure of their headquarters liecause of alleced counter revolutionary at-tivUea were "greatly exaggerated." the organisation 'a leaders said. Seldte ta negotiating with the "proper authorities" for settlement of the rift, it was said. ECONOMY BILL BEFORE HOUSE (ConUnard from Page 1) the pay of Justicee of tbe state au pram court from 115.000 to $12,000 ana that of circuit iudxaa from S8. 000 to $M00 a year.

This bill con- tains an emergency clause and would become effective immediately after Ita approval. Other Measures. Other meaaurea in tbe program include bills to slash the saiartea of secretary of sjate, state auditor, state treasurer, superintendent of public instruction and attorney general from flO.ooo to ft.Doo and the lieutenant governor from $5,000 to $2,500. Action la expected to be taken on the Chicago mayoralty election bill this week. The measure was offered by Representative Benjamin Adamowskl.

fem, Chicago, and does not provide a mandatory nrovialon for a primary election next year. United States Senator James Hamilton Lewis, aenlor senator from Illinois, la on record aa opposing the Mil "aa a move to deprive the voters of Chicago the right to elect a mayor to succeed the late Mayor Anton Cermak." TAXES ON BEER ARE AGREED ON (Con tinned from Page 1) concession to demands of both downstate and Chicago officials, who opposed a state tax and aaked that they be allowed to fix a larger license fee. About Mate Taxes Amendments giving tbe stats the right to collect a tax on stores and manufacture are those approved by a House subcommittee which held a public hearing here yesterday. They authorise tbe stale to levy an annual $100 tax on stores and to collect a tax of (2 cents a barrel. In addition tba atate also will collect a tax on tbe retail ssle of beer.

Other amendments wnil prohibit location of beer stores ith In a car-tain distance of a church, a school or a cemetery. The amendments. It was said, will be offered to a measure now in House committee by already approved by the Senate. Present plans provide for submission of tbe a-manded bill to the House late today or tomorrow in the hope that final legislative passage may be accomplished thia week, la time to make It effective before April 7. At present Illinois.

because of repeal of all state prohibition two weeks ago, la without legal means to regulate sale of S.S beer and wine. Genoa Woman Is Summoned Late Monday Genoa, March 28. Mrs. Mary Weber Ludwlg. 78 years of age and a resident of Genoa for many years, paasod away at her home here last evening at 8:15 o'clock.

Although not In the best of health for some time Mrs. Ludwlg was able to be about until Sunday when ahe suffered a stroke. Her condition gradually grew weaker until death came last evening. Born In MayfleM township September It. 1885 Mrs.

Ludwlg has made her home about hers for many years. Fhe waa married to V. Welter In May of ItSI. He preceded his wife In death about 85 years ago. Mrs.

Welter then married Adam Ludwlg of Chicago. Mr. Ludwig Is affiliated In the Genoa garage. A member of the Eastern Star Mrs. Ludwlg was active In the organization and was known throughout the community.

Her death la mourned by three children of her first' marriage, Nick and Charles of Genoa and May of Chi-cago and a daughter. Mrs. Evelyn VBa Wis of Chicago. A sister, Mrs. Minnie Bruckner of Chicago and a brother.

John of Kakoosa, Wis, and three grandchildren besides a boat of friends are grieved at tha passing. Funeral services are to be held Thursday afternoon at 8:00 o'clock from the home and the Eastern Star will be la charge of services at the cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Rio and two children of Elgin visited at tba Dr.

P. I. Hopkins horn today. 1L Iskowlch and Al Crlswall transacted business in Sycamore yesterday, -ROBERT Sei Pag Ti April issue Better Homes A Gardens magazine. Just what I told you about In our last conversation.

MART." Utf Double dip cup sundaes 7c Prince Ice Cream Castle 1st St 81 Alderman Frank Aahelford of Sycamore was In DeKalb today on business. J. O. Weaver of Sycamore waa a visitor in DeKalb today. Spring dresses.

Large sixes $5.96. Art Dress Shop over Goodyear" a. 66 Mrs. Carl Kruger of Rochelle shopped here Saturday. The Misses Lucille Pollard.

Iva Pollard and Florence Lund were here Saturday from Esmond. Mr. and Mrs. M. D.

Barnett and daughter Helen of Rochelle visited here Sunday. Miss Mildred Elliott was her from Esmond Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. B.

Fabris of Maple Park were callers here Saturday. Mrs. Ed Anderson of Clare ahop-ped her Saturday. Mrs. Elmer Brooke and son Roger of Sycamore called here Saturday.

H. W. Colwll! was here Saturday from Crcston. J. B.

Stuart of Shabbcna waa here Saturday. i Miss Frances Gilbert of Sycamore was in town Saturday. Miss Mildred Parka of Rochelle was a Saturday caller here. Fred Smith was here thia peat week-end from Vfheaton. Wilbur Marshall was home from Schiller Park this weak -end.

Curtis Lovlg of Creeton was a business caller here Saturday. Mrs. F. E. Hollister is spending 1 If- t- Mrs.

James Boyle and Mra. Arthur Stark of Sycamore were here yester day. Mr. and Mrs. M.

were at Sterling Sunday, Miss Els Larson was a business caller in Chicago Monday. WUlard Wlrtx is home from Beloit College this Mrs, Harlan Fisher and Miss Ethel Larson were In Chicago yesterday on Duslnese. Mrs. John Marshall of Sycamore was In town yesterday. Mr.

and Mrs. WiHtam Baker and baby were here Sunday from JolieU Mrs. Richard Olover and Mrs. James Lorlng of Waterman shopped her yesterday. Mra.

F. W. Klein of Davis June Uon was a shopper her yesterday. Mr. and Mrs, Harry Edelman of Chicago are spending a few days this week with and Mra.

C. H. Iskowlch. A. M.

Brundage was here yesterday from Malta. Mrs. Harry Goeiits of Esmond spent yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Goeiits.

Mrs. O. O'Brien and children of Sycamor war her yesterday. Mrs. George Lambert of Malta shopped here Saturday.

Oakley Olsen of! Chicago visited his parents at Cortland this week-end. Mrs. Mary Hathaway of Cortland entertained her sister Mrs. Nellie Hucklns of Sycamor Sunday. The latter bad Just returned from a weeks visit In Chicago.

R. L. Morgan arrived In Cortland Saturday from Milwaukee. Wis, his family having been enjoying a visit with relatives at Cortland returned home with him, Dorothy Jan Garrett also accompanied the Morgans to their home. Jess Horan of Cortland, and Wasco friends spent Sunday in Chicago.

Ivan Comstock of St Charlea was a guest of J. c. Horan at Cortland Sunday evening. Famous Movie Will Be Shown In This City "The King ofJ Klnga." Cecil B. DeMUles outstanding motion picture dramatization of the life of Je-aus will be presented at the First Methodist Eplscojpal church, Thursday.

April 6. at 1:30 p. tn. This program has lately been given in over 100! different Chicago churches, and in largest of them hav been filled to capacity when ever it haa been presented. Many of th leading man.

of the country have called thia film one of the great DUt On tha ac rjn est features ever Dr. S. Parks Cadman, president of th Federal Council of Churches ays, The King of Kings" is the oesi motion pacTure tn the world today. No woman, or child should miss see Ins- it. rir A.

Poling, famous preacher and young peoples leader. The flnaat screen nroduction of this any other year la tha The King of nings- i It Is particularly fortunate that this community can view this great Production durina tha tnu sou. In which It beautiful and im preesive lessons wiu have their fuU fore. Th film Is sh eleven reel fee. ture.

and Is praaantmt wit v. chronlxed music, furnished by tha Victor Bound fiecording ftystem Thar la a full evening entrain ment. The nrnrram will Her by th International Church Entertainment under in direction or rot. m. Arvid Hy dehn and as it la given on a uon nreflt ha mi, there arltl uv awl mission char, but an rer ba taken to defray expenses, which wiu om niwwu owing tO th hlrh rental nrica of 4Ka eti erythlngr above th expensea to in tocai cnurca DUdget.

Increase ta the power of consump. Uon last week. FMaenger car deliv. erles increased from .116 the weak before to 301. A.t Muskegon, Mich, 1,606 men were rehired by a bar ex.

1 6 jo; 650 te 1300 lbs. eemmoa aad medium 6.00415.23: I fers nso to T30 lbs. good ssd choice 4.T54t,00: common snd median 8.3f)fl4 75: eews good 3.0OQS.50; common snd medium 2.501 340; lew ratter asd cat ter 1.75t2J0: balls (yearllags esclndedt goed (beefi 2.75Q3.23: carter remises a od mediant vealers good aad ebotc 4A0 0400; medlam S.7S8 4.30; call aad eemmoa S.00C4.00. fftecker aad feeder cattle: steers Bo te 1050 lbs. geed od choW 4.5016.00; common tad medlam 2.MiM.

SHEET Receipts 10.000; very little done; few sales to smsll killers sod rlty hntcbers steady with Meodav's sversge; ebelce SO lb. lambs 3.78 1 bald, ins predominant snpplv well finished offerings st 3.50623.73 snd share. Rlanghter sheep snd lambs: Lambs TMI lbs. down good snd rhotcr 2.2.u.a.B5: eomroon snd medlam 4.002 5..13: 00 to W4 lbs. good snd rholce 3 006 5.75: to 1H lbs.

good snd choice 4.77e73.40: ewes SO te 130 lh. reed sed enoire 2.00 I3.0f; all weights common and medium 1.25S2.50. NEW YORK STOCKS A. T. It S.

Te. America Can Co Allied Chemical and Dye Am. Foreign Tower Malblesoa Alkali Americas Smelling Kefinlns R. O. Bethlehem rteel Anncooda Copper Calumet Heels Terra Ie I'sbco Copper Consolidated Oils Con.

Pacific Case Threshing Machine Commercial Solvent rront TV I General Motors Americas Tele, and Tel. Co. 7 77 4 51 KM 124 3S4 12 Vi "i 20 US 5Vi tV, 13 4 Lalted States Sll General Eleetrlo Standard OH. N. Chryaler Motors Kennlcott Copper Montgomery Ward Co.

North American Aviation National cash Register Nash 4 C. a N. Phillips IX. rackard Pullman Co. a' 3 S3 4V ft t't 21 i 2i.

vi Paramonnt Pnbltx Rtdlo C. of A ears Roebuck A Co eceny C. 31., at. p. A Kladebak Tim ken Roller Bearing Tax a a Co I'll ted Corp Tilted Aircraft rilon Carbide Wettlngbona Mectrtc Ark.

Natural Gas Standard OIU lnd CHICAGO BOARD Cities Service (Tout Sales rtoo.wo. Sight Test Without Charge i i sagstjssBsfc1 sillJB.aSBasg- side red aa an element In tba price 2 charged by him to tha conaumar. Of course It la expected that tba Murdered. Kalamazoo, Mich, March IS UJD' A grief stricken father, whose young son died last night today lured eight-year-old George Bad-ham Into hia shack on a celery farm near here and beat and cut tha boy to death with a club and a Jackknlfe. police revealed.

David Smith, 65, the father, surrendered to police Immediately, he was arraigned In municipal court where ha waived examination and was bound over the circuit court for arraignment later today. Detectives who questioned the apparently crazed man said ha was unable to explain why he had kill ed tbe boy. son of a neighbor, Ar chie Radham. "I killed him, but I don't know why I did It" they quoted htm as saying. Lured Him Home Smith told police he met the little boy near the Badham home.

He enticed him to the ahack with promises of randy. Once inside the ahack. Smith aaid hi hit the child on the head with a club and then slashed his throat with a Jackknlfe. Then, he locked the door of the ahack and started toward town. Intending to sun-end er at police headquarters.

On the way ha met Patrolman Edward Johnson. "I Just killed little George Bad-ham." Johnson quoted Smith as saying. "His body is back there In my shack. Will you take me to the police station. I want to give my self up." Had No Motive Johnson escorted him to head quarters, where detectives of tbe homicide squad questioned blm concerning a possible motive for the crime He answered their repeated questions with: "1 don't know myself.

How can I tell your' Meantime, police went to the shack, where they found the child's mutilated body. They took the body to a mortuary and notified the boya parents, who thought he in school. Smith's own son, Henry, 23, died last night He hss a wife and two other sons living here. His wife said he has been despondent and grieving over Henry's death. SOME BUSINESS LOOKS BETTER (Continued from Page 1) i.vnt, is adding 100 men April ni.d ordered JO.OOO.POO bottle rati an I T.t'OO.OOO Inbela, More than 200 ram were employed ititrber lull's In southeastern Oklahoma to meet the demand for beer barrels.

The Marten 111. Glass Com pany will start production of beer botUai about April 1, employing 110 The Macbeth Evans Glass Charitrcl, I'a, received orders for a tn '-on beer glasses. But there was activity not con cerned with beer or Its associated industries. Strike Is Ended A strike of shoe workers at Haver. hill.

Mass, ended and other labor troubles tn New England ware being solved to permit revival of activity. Imports at Boston for tbe week ending March 11 were SL10L144 aa compared to 37S7.423 for tha pre vious week. The opening of the Vermont sugar season gave temDoranr employment to several thousand. San Francisco department stores reported Increased buvinr. Start of construction of the Golden Gat and San Francisco Bay bridgea provided employment for halt a dozen con tracting firms and will Increase later.

affecting steeL lumber, cement and other Industries. A Chicago auto plant added 600 men; an auto equipment and radio nrm added 600: a total of LB 71 in. dust rial establishments reported an upward trend tn employment and payrolls. Pig iron sales were the heaviest In months. Rullding permits and real estate transfers were up slightly.

Many Illinois cities reported trade Improvement Is Looking Better La Cleveland, tool and die makers announce a 20 per tact increase In demand for products In the last month: Westinghouse had mora orders tn the last week than In any similar period in three years. The Cleveland steel products reported 40 per cent increase in business last month and Fisher Body announced recall of 3,000 men. althoush their plana were temporarily delayed. in Oklahoma. 1200 men were re.

called in the tri -state mlainr area. In New Orleans, ateelwork for the aoo.ooe Huey Long bridge across the Mississippi river was expected within a month, when steady work will be provided for 2,000 iren for two years. Other supplementary Jobs were estimated to require 4.000 more men- The strawberry season opened In IouisIana with a banner crop assured. Ilrturn To Work About 100 men were td return to the Mountain Valley Coal Company, in i'ennsylvania, after a shutdown of several months, in Kansas City, 2500 men went to work on a throe weekg municipal Improvement program and another will soon loin them. Tha Marvlne and Coalbrook mines In Pennsylvania resumed, giving jobs to 1,000.

The Amerlcus. Qa, rayon milla, whicb have been Idle two years, are achedlued to reopen, employing 10 families. A $100,000 pip Una contract from the Con roc, Texas, Held to Houston was let to a Denver firm. Fresno, Calif, department stores reported a 25 per coat business increase last Tha Lone star Cement Co, New York, announced a ten per cent wag Increase for more than 300 men and boosted the price of cement ten cents per barrel. If or than 800 miners returned ta worv in the Oak Hill colliery In Pennsyl.

In Detroit tncreas of production achedules brought about to par ce5t West Frankfort. Ill, Mar. 28. (IP Seven Franklin county voal mines operated today under guard of deputy sheriffs, but there were no effort a by Progressive miners to picket the shafts. Many United Mine Workers who remained away from the mines yesterday, reported for work today.

Both United Mine Workers' ofH-cials and county authorities described the strike" called yesterday by Progressives as "ineffective." Mines working today are Old Ben IS and S. Old Orient. Peabody IS and 1. Bell and Zoller 1. and the Valier Coal Company.

Sheriff Browning Robinson swore In several hundred cttisens aa depu ties when Progressives called a strike yesterday. One man waa shot to death and two there wounded In tha first violence of the renewed struggle of the Progressives to gain a foothold in the Franklin county ftelda, stronghold of the United Mine Workers. One la Killed. Frank Ward, Progressive leader. was shot to death on a principal atreet here when ha opened fire on two United Mine Workers.

Tbe two United Mine Workera were wound ed. All mines functioned with reduced crews in the county yesterday and all threats of picketing by 1 "regres sive failed to materialize. Sheriff Kobinaon made a tour of the mines yeaterday and reported "everything ta quiet." He aaid there was "little possibility that the situ ation will get out of control." Zeigler municipal officials, who have cooperated with Progressives in holding mass meetings, were warned by Sheriff Robinson that no mass meetings could be held tn that city. Progressives held a masa meeting there Sunday and laid plana for calling the strike. Plane Drops irculars.

Circulars calling upon miners to "down your tools' and "strike off your chains' were distributed throughout tbe county from an air plane. The present struggle of the Pro gressives for supremacy la looked uion as the "last stand" of Pro gressives in Franklin county. Sheriff Robinson last August swore in a tizen army of deputies to halt the "march" of 11.00 pickets from central and northern Illinois Intent upon closing Frank- 11 a county shafts. Fines the marchers repulsed and the organization of the Progressive miners, efforts have been xnadw by county authorities to prevent them from orgaatxtog hare. The Progreasivea, however, worked secretly and claim they have enrolled "hundreds of United Mine Workera Into our ranks." The secret members.

tbe Progressive! claimed, were ready to strike "when the time came." Procreeaive leaders were depending upon these secret members to effectively carry out tha strike calL United Mine Worker officers claimed, however, that the number of secret members waa so small that the atrike la Ineffective." Many Ignited Mine Workers remained away from the pita yesterday. They were expected to report back to work immediately, however, when the sub-district officials warned the two-day discharge clause In their contract would be strictly enforced. SENATE FIGHTS UNEMPLOYMENT (Cantiaoed from Page 1) Finance Corporation last year for unemployment relief still remained. "Illinois ia in need of relaxation," ha added, "and prompt action ta necessary by April 1." Senator Couzens. Repn, Mich, suggested the percentage: might be Increased Instead of being abandoned but did not press the matter.

Borrowers from the old fund under relaxed conditions still would ba required to ahow actual need and tbe local sources had been exhausted. In opening debate on the program designed to put 850,000 Jobless men to work on federal and state public domains. Chairman Walsh of the Senate education and labor committee aaid a preliminary estimate Indicated 814S.v60.O00 would be a-vsilable for tbe unemployment project This sum represents unobligated money remaining from an aggregate of $800.84 461 appropriated for public works. Tax Bills Are Ready-But Are Not Mailed Tba tax bills are ready to be mailed but certain technicalities are holding them up. Miss Elsie Decker, county treasurer, state that ahe Is not certain as to what date they will be released In the mails but adda that aha will notify the press when aha doea.

About 80,000 bills await the word and they will be hauled to tha post office. In bushel baskets for Sycamore People Are Interested In Death A number of Sycamore people have come to DeKalb la the past 24 hours view tba body of the mystery woman who died In Falrview cemetery hero Sunday evening. The story created unprecedented Interest la tba county seat and telephones were busy yesterday there ail day as people talked to one another and speculated as to tba Identity of tbe deceased. Mrs. Florence Townee nd and daughter Mrs.

Harley Elliott of Chicago had dinner with Mrs. Clifford Hunt on Friday, Animals at African water hole step aside when tha ostrich comes down to drink. I i Mid Week Specials MEATS Center Cut Pork Chops, 2 lbs. 25c Small Lean Spara Ribs, 3 lbs 25c Fancy Pot Roast, lb. Pork Cutlets.

2 lbs. 25c FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Fancy Fresh Asparagus, 2 bunches Z3c Radishes, 3 bunches 10c Cranberries, 2 quarts 25c Celery, Urg bunches Grapefruit, 7 for GROCERIES Swansdown Cake Flour, sack 20c Columbia Coffee, lb. 29c Pears and Peaches, large cans, per can Mcaaroni and Spaghetti, 3 pkgs. for 20c (And 2 Packages FREE) Prunes, 3 lbs. Plenty of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables at An Times WHEN YOU WANT THE BEST CALL 727 -tailar will not misrepresent tha tax Erery retailer must keep com.

booka and racorda which will enabla bin to max proper return -'Vach month. T. Any retailer who fails to make return, or to keep proper books or records, or who wilfully violate the provisions retarding advertising and display of legend upon contain, are or sales ticket a. or In hia place "ot business, or who violates any toOthae ml er regulation for the an-fercetnnt of tha act will ba guilty a misdemeanor and upon convlc-th) snail be fined not leas than $25 mora than fS.000 or ba Imprison-. la tba county Jail for not leas one month or more than six anon tba or shall ba both so fined and em prisoned at tha discretion of the JTintad copiaa of preliminary rules rag-ulatlona with reference to cmtlon of the tax were mailed to ts county clerks.

j.V tlce In a statement today declared J3t hia department ill not attempt to prescribe tbe detailed methods by, which tha retailer fixes the price because of tbe tax. so long aa ha does not misrepresent the tax or violate tba provisions regarding legends or posters." tax does not extend to re-I celpts from sales or charges of stock, i and bonds, evidences of Interest In property, corporate or other franchisee, evidences or debt, or from sales of personal services, or from Bales of real property, such as lands and buildings." he aald. was not thought practicable ta endeavor to etate In tha regula--tlona all sales that are or may be In ts xn tax. "The regulations do, however, state that the tax doea not apply to wubipi ireni wLie in wnicn vo sen. ar la obliged under tha terms of the agreement-to make physical delivery of the goods sold from a point In the state to a point outside of the state.

About Receipts "Nor doea tha tax Apply to receipts from a sale: where the seller, by carrier or "by malt, delivers the goods VJrom a point In this state to a ft outside the state, or order from W' buyer. This ought to furnish a guide to the retailer In determining that question. great press of work In connection with making arrangements ftp the administration of the tales tax' act baa mad It possible to an-awer tb4 many Inqutriaa that have com from individual retailers throughout the stats Tllowaver. the department la preparing replies to inquiries and they will be mailed shortly. As ruling of general and special Interest to retailers ar Issued, they will be made available to the retailers and to the public." jA certificate of reglatratlon Is to be Isfuad to retailers after they have made their first return, according to t)S9 prlntadrerujatlone.

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