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Door South of City Hall on South 12th Street Per Week Fifteen Cents mm EDITION WOMAN TAXI DRIVER FALLS PREY IN WILD WEST HOLD-UP Du Quoin Widow, Her Gun, Money And Sedan Gone, Left Bound and Gagged In Rain Early Today, Miles From Home. Later Mistaken For Decoy For Highwaymen and Rushed Into Carbondalc Story Rivaling Hair-Raising loit Echoes of The Western Plains. Robbing her of $25 and her automatic, two well-dressed highwaymen early today left Mrs. Mary K. Finney, Du Quoin widow and taxi driver, lying bound and gagged on a piece of army blanket alongside the Carbomlale-Marlon highway in the rain and fled In her BuicK sedan.

Finally working herself free ot her bounds, Mrs. Finney hailed Dr Reese and his companies from Tlarrisbnrg who were approaching in a car. Dr. Reese covered hoi with a gun and and tho two took her to Carbondalo, believing she was a decoy for holdup men who wanted to stop their car. They were looking for a stolon anto at the time.

Jn Carbondale Mrs. Finney convinced officers she was herself a victim of crooks and not a decoy for them, and a concerted effort to locate the pair ensued. Sheriff C. E. White and Deputy Naumann were called among others and po-' llco officers of several highway towns notified to watch for two young men, one of very red face, both dresned in light colored suits, one 21 and the other about 30 years old, In a Bulck sodan.

As the day advanced no capture had been made. Relates Her Experience Mary Finney has been a taxi woman at Du Quoin for years. She Ja big and strong, carries a gun, and heretofore had proved per fact- Jy able to take care of herself. At 1:30 a. m.

Mary was at the Du Quoin depot in her faithful Bnick sedan looking for fares. The two veil-dressed young highwaymen ordered the car for a trip to the grounds of the Dn Quoin State Fair. Arrived there they said they had decided to continue ta the home of a man they must see that night near Ward. Miss Finney drove them to tho little white house at Ward mine pond. They got out, knocked on the door, received no response evidently, and returned to the car.

There they stuck a gun in Mrs. Finney'a face, she said, and robbed her of $25 In silver and bills and took her 25-automatIc, gagged her, tied her hands and drove south to Carbondalo. The woman said at Carbondale the highwaymen started to turn east before they reached the heart of the town and wore blocked that way. They entered the town and she yelled for help. One of thu men clapped one hand over bur aiuiith while ho hold her head in rho vice-like grip of his arm.

She bit his fingers, she said, and hu cursed and abused her. The Buick continued eastward from Carbondale on the slab. Thu men came to a rather Isolated spot and stopped. There they gaggod her with part of an old army blanket, tied her hands and feet took another part of tho blanket arid spread It on the ground a few steps to the sirlu of the slab, laid her face downwards on it and fled In her car, she said. It was raining.

The gag and strips of blanket binding her wore wet and stretched as she tugged at them. Finally she got nor arms free and got the gag off. Experience No. 2 Making her way to the edge of the slab the taxi woman hailed an approaching car. Her dismay returned when the car stopped and she looked down tho business end a big revolver for the second that night.

Dr. Reese and companion of JIarrlsburg, they told her they wore, next that they be- liovod they had caught a very healthy decoy for stlckup men and were glud of it. They bundled her into their car and hurried with her Carbondale, where she finally convinced all concerned she was hernolf a victim of road agents, and nto by any moans a decoy for them. Mrs. Flnnoy returned to Facts About River Canal In brief, Just what would canalization of the Big Muddy menu to southern Illinois.

First It would mean tho rap- Id development of every heavy tonnnge Industrial possibility within roach of tho canal. Every coal deposit would inko on a new stool industries would be connected with Piltslwrg iron and stool mar- ket.s by way of tho Mississippi and Ohio rivers now in barge operation. Second, it would Illinois water way thn onliro longth of tho state from sonlliuni Illinois coal Holds by way of (lie Mississippi to Alton, and from Allon by way of tho Illinois river to Chicago whoro tho groat lakos water way is reached. A water way from Pittslwrg, making a complete circle of tho grrnl mid- west, statt s. UiroiiKh Cairo, St.

Louis. C'hiwigo and on through the CJreat Lakos. Tho Ohio improvement program is now on and will be completed in a few yoars, in the meanwhile service is hoing maintained. Tho Illinois river projVct is under construction. will be spent by the stato in the city of Jollot alone, contracts to be let soon.

Litigation has held back some of this work but will bo settled soon. The Big Muddy project would place the most compact coal field in Illinois in direct connection with this whole (loop water way project and in addition would connect our coal fields with southern Kiilf port traffic through New Orleans. PYTHIANS IN HAPPY MOOD TUESDAY P. M. Lodgemen in Jubilation Session Laud Purchase of Willis Building and Instruct Trustees to Ascertain Cost of Making Quarters Into Modern Lodge Home.

At a jubilation meeting of Knights of Pythias Tuesday night about every man present made a "speech" on the subject of the good fortune that came to Leonidas lodge on its forty-third birthday, in the purchase of tho splendid Wi'lis building on Tenth street for $17,000 and the lot at the rear, far-ing Ninth street for $900. Trustees were instructed to thoroughly investigate tho cost of putting tho property in shape for an all-modern lodge home for Leonidas lodge, and to report the sumo at their earliest convenience. Jos. H. Davis, representative to the Grand Lodge meeting at Joliet, gave a splendid report of the business transacted there.

Murphysboro Pythlans have had muse times before for elation, because of the growth and unity of their ranks. But never before, perhaps, had such enthusiasm been expressed was heard at last night's jubilation meeting. The juestion of a permanent Pythian jome had been up for years. A site on Locust street had been acquired. Tho lodge contemplated the expenditure of $40,000 or more for permanent (inartorn.

Then came and the windfall of a three-story brick building, modernized throughout a few yoars ago, in a promin- location next door to one of tho Pythlans' pioneer homes, and ill for a third of what the lodge bad meant to expend. Last meeting progressed into a luncheon and smoker and through the smoke curtain shot back and forth thn challenging for progress of LeonidiiH in a modern home of her own. CLEAR SKIES FOR WORLD'S SERIES TODAY (Associated Press) PITTSIHMUi, Octobnr Clear and imappy weather with tho sun peoklii through an early morn- Ing mist groetnd baseball fans as they roHe this morning and cast an anxious glanco skyward to determine tho Cato in sl.oro for fho opening gaino of tho world's series. The weather forecast had called for showors and colder, but this morning IndicatloiiH wore tho day would remain clear. Tho Grand Canyon 217 miles long.

in Arizona Is Quoin today, something of a hero- no because of her eventful night, practically unhurt and an confident as ever, but minus a good Bulck sedan and in need of sloop. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF RED CROSS Report as of August 31 Covers Outlay in Tri-Stal-s Storm Area for Relief and Rehabilitation, Home and us in ess. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1925. Member Audit Bureau Circulations Following nicnl. of Hod Cr thn Four Jurors Accepted At 2 P.

Prepared For Long, Hard tv.r relief and reimhiii-j Jury May See "Sunday official state- rooniplr, and ex- tation of the MissourMlMnois-lndi- fo; rroa of the close of liur.iiiL-;::-: August. 'M, last: RECEIPTS rontribntions rocuivod by tho American National Red Cross Anioiin'l "of liy I lie National Service." cross 271.50 in nessoo 11 2,9117. -10 Available for Missouri Illinois and Indiana EXPENDITURES Family Rehabilitation Food -------Medical Aid --------Clothing Maintenance -------Transportation of Disaster Sufferers ----Mil rial Expense -----Building Repairs lousehold Caravan Rural Live Slock Farm Implements Seed and Food Tools Farm Labor Miscellaneous (i.Hti.flS 71 ti.no .10. 81. 07 1.S2H.G9 17,32 Community Illinois Buildings Business Rehabilitation Stock Equipment.

Maintenance and Si.fisi.2rj8.yn l.G-13.71 S.37-1.00 7.32S-.3!) 175.00 21,437.71 Relief Operating Expense Paid from funds con- tributed by the American National Red Cross Balance of unexpended funds $3,008.966.52 Above statement reflects only actual expenditures to date. Awards to Disaster Sufferers have been made in tho amount of of which had been expended as of August 31, 1925. F. A. ELUTHORP, Financial Assistant to Director.

HENRY M. BAKER, Director. State of Illinois, County of Jackson, as. Sworn and subscribed to before mo, a Notary Public, this 5th day of October, 1925. KENNETH A.

WRIGHT, (Seal) Notary Public My commission expires on the 15th day of July, 1929. Dated Murphysboro, 111., Oct. 5, 1925. BOMB SHIP BLOWS UP; MANY HURT The stato presented solid front Wednesday in tho l.rial o-i 1 Tlios. Knesn for the murder of Cioinai at Dowoll.

State's Attorney Searing started the day by objecting to the nee in thn court room of Itcese's mother, Mrs. Kd K'c'-se of Hn Quoin. The state, dons not court whatever sympathy witb i.bo jury her presence might, enlist. Veslr-rduy (be courf. overruled a motion to iiuash thn indict and finally denied the drtiMise mo- lion I hut i ho state produce a l)ill of particulars.

The court at first j.yuvn the state thirty miniil.es in which lo make out such a hill and, it appearing the state could not produce the bill 1 in that time limit, declared case had bnen delayed too much already, and ordered i he trial to proceed. The state yesterday tendered four for jury service and examination of veniromen was resumed shortly after 10 o-'clock today. Under the court's order of yesterday Ed Reese, father of the defendant, could enter the court room today. A citation for contempt of court was issued for him yesterday, it being alleged that, be threatened a state witness. State's Attorney Searing evidently sees before him the legal battle of the term.

Attorneys David B. Levy and Lawrence Glenn defending Reese. Attorneys having been appointed by the court, on the uncertainty of Attorney Thos, Webb of East St. Louis, Counsel in chief for Reese, being able to represent him. Attorney Webb on his return to home yesterday after appearnig in the case declared he would return lo his client here Friday.

The state will not be able to produce Gomar's wife, much as it desired to do so. The woman is in Mexico, The state asked tlie Mexican Government to furnish money for her transportation to and return, but. got no where with the request. The Mexican Government is employing Attorney Harry Burch of St. Louis as representative of the Mexican Consul during the trial.

The state estimates there will be fifty witnesses beard during the trial, Reese is understood to have many witnesses for appearance. The state believes the jury foreman will "see Sunday service" in the case, indicating the case has little chance ot coming to a close this week. At 2 o'clock today only four jurors had been accepted. Pete McCoy, charged with indecent liberties with a child came clear. By Associated Press BORDEAUX, FRANCE, October ship laden with bombs destined for the French forces in Morocco, exploded in Bordeaux harbor today.

There are many wounded. ENGINE GOT IN THE WAY UARRISRURG, October Chink Oxnionl of Ktonofort and Guy Fnrrull of Carrier Mills wore Hovornly injiirod when they drove an automobile Into a Big I freight train jicjir hero late yen- Inrdny. Both admitted they wore intoxicated and did not romombdr oven Hcolng the tniim 'Accomodation' Discontinued (Associated Press) SPRINGFIRLD, Oct. Authority to discontinue passenger trains No. 7 and No.

between East St. Louis nnd Murphysboro was granted the Mobile and Ohio, railroad by tho Commerce Commission today. WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Continued cooli Miss Bertha Anderson Weds Saturday P. M.

John V. Anderson and T3ertha E. Anderson of this city were united in marrifige Saturday evening at eight o'clock by Rev. Win. Boatman of the First Lutheran church of this city at the home of T.

Porter, North Fifteenth street. Tho bride was gowned In a lovely blue satin dress, with shoes, hat and accessories to match. Mr. Anderson is a carpenter and came to Murpby.sboro a short time after the storm from his home Jn Minnesota. Tho happy nowlywetla will make- their homo in this city, wish OH for a happy wedded extended to thorn by their friends which they have since coming to this city.

THELMAFAY WRIGHT DIES TUESDAY P.M. Splendid Young Wife of Clarence Wright And Mother of One, Expires in St. An- Hospilal of Diabetes Friday. Wash Pitts 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 2 1 6 0 0 9 1 0 4 1 8 5 FOUR SETS 0 SATO TWINS Mrs. Fay Wright, only daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Bryan Fay, passed away at St. Andrew's 'hospital Tuesday evening 4:45 o'clock, October aged 25 years, months and thirteen days. Death was due to diabetes. She had been ill for th'3 last three yours, but had enjoyod a temporary recovery.

She bad. been employed at Akers Store as cashier iUid had been on duly there only Saturday. Deceased had spent Sunday in St. Louis the guest of her husband, who is employed there. She suffered an attack there and came home Monday.

Monday uight she suffered a serious attack and was removed to St. Andruw's hospital, whisre she died Tuesday afternoon. Tho subject ia survived by one daughter, Martha, three years old, hor husband, Clarence Wright, one li'-ofher, Lloyd Fay, Cleveland, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Pay.

Deceased war, norn January 23, 1900, In Murpbysboro and lived here all of her life. She married Mr. Wright November i), 1921, at St. Andrew's parish house. She was a member of the C.

L. pcr cent B. S. and St. Andrew's church and was highly esteemed' by her muny fr'lends in Murphysboro and vicinity.

'Funeral rites will be conducted tfViday morning at 9 o'clock in St. Andrew's church. Fr. Taggart will have charge. Burial in St.

Andrew's cemetery. left to right: Wilbur LePere, Wendell LePere, Keith Nibet, Kent Nisbet, Lester LePere, Lelar.d LePere. to rl-ght: Betty Ruth Stout and Mary Alice Stout. The Sato school, about four miles east of Ava, claims the record when it comes to twins. There are but 1G scollars in, the school and of the 1G six of them are members of three seta of twins.

This is of the total enrollment of pupils. The people of Sato he' lieve no other school district in United States has as large a of twins in its roll of pupils. All of the twins attending the Sato school are boys. They are: Wilbur and Wendell LePere, aged 9 years, and Leland and Lester Le- Pere, aged 12 years, all sons of Mr. and Mrs.

Will LePere; and Kieth and Kent Nisbet, aged 10 MISS HILDA JOHN WEDS Former Murphysboro Girl and Otis Calvin Isenbarger Se- cretely Married in Peters- in July. Miss Hilda John and Otis Calvin Isenbargcr have been secretly married for nearly 3 months. They were married at the Presbyterian church at Petersburg, 111., on the 14th day of July according to information reaching relatives here The young couple was attended by the bride's sister, nee Miss Frank John, now Mrs. Walter Habermehl, and Wayne Aberiul of Springfield, III. The bride is the daughter of Mrs, Hannah John oi: 15 '20 Walnut street, this city.

She is admired by her Murphysboro friends. She graduated from the Logan Fchool and attended one year at Valariso has been working in the Depart nieiit of Health at Springfield. Iscnbarger is just recover ing from an injury which occurred on the 17th day of Juiuf When (hr accident liapjvued B)JC was accompanied by Charmuis Baliss and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Timoney nee Mabel froncrly of this city.

The bride groom was born and reared at Cyracuse, Ind. He is a graduate of Michigan University and uUendJtJ one year at Balariso University. He is employed by the Division of Highways and at the present time is located at Crystal Lake, 111. Mrs. Isenbarger has been under the care of Dr.

Dick Naylor ol Springfield for the past three months, but recently joined her husband at Crystal Lake. Her address will be 2-i N. Williams Crystal Lake, 111. years, sons of Mr. and Mrs.

T. Nisbet. There is another sot of' and George Stout. twins in the district, too young yet The above pictures were They are 21 months old. The Le- Pere twins, two sets, and the Stout twins, one set, are cousins as Mrs.

Will LePere is a sister of George Stout. Mrs. Viola Stout, grandmother of the LePere and Stout twins, lives in the Sato school district. Miss Beulah Russell is Ihe teacher of the Sato school. Each member of the Sato district school board is the father of twins.

They are: T. A. Nisbet, Will LePere 1 UJKl LJtJUXgt; OLUUL. taken to attend school. They are Betty Ruth and Mary Alice Stout, daughters of Mr.

and Mrs. George Stout. at the Annual Home Coming of the Sato Baptist Church Sunday, September Citizen. RECONSTRUCTION EDITION OF INDEPENDENT TO TELL WORLD MIRACLE STORY OF COME BACK Page After Page in Pictures and Words to Reveal Wonderful Recoil to Victory of a Stricken City That Refused to Die Last March Description of Destruction and Recovery Here, at Gorham and De Soto Advertising Man Rounding Out Issue in Early November. An Old Time Best life is many made Philadelphia Legion Meeting Place in 1926 Associated Press OMAHA, October Philadelphia was unanimously selected for the 1920 American Legion national convention when the report, of time and place committee was ratified.

AUTO KILLS BOTTODAY HARISSBURG, 111., Oct. B. Miller years old, while playing, tag on his way to school this morn'- ing Jumped in front of-a passing automobile and was killed. Lasses Mill GAL1QSBURG, Oct. (AP) reminiscent of pioneer days when sorghum mills dotted the state are being re-enacted on the farm of Arthur Reece at Altona, where the operation of nn old time Horghum mill-has begun, Mr.

Reece's mill is one of the largest remaining in the state, its annual product being approximately gallons of sorghum. The 7iilll is supplied from twenty acres of sugar cane. Numerous mills were i'romerly operated in all parts of the state but'the fact that prepared syrups could be bought so cheaply caused most oi: the farmers to discoutue their mills. Mrs. Mary Smith and foster daughter ot Anna passed through here Wednesday enroute to their home after spending the last three weeks at Grange Hall visiting Mrs.

George Sill and'visiting her husband, Charles Smith, who is employed there. About the only thing some girla are shy of is sliyness, The Daily Independent early in November will Issue a special reconstruction edition, showing the world how completely Murphysboro has come back since the storm of March 18. The edition will contain more than one hundred photographs of homes and buildings rebuilt since the tornado, and will contain an ilimizcd list of homes rebuilt or under construction proving by picture and by printed word the truth of the miracle comeback of a city tornado torn as has been no other city in the history of the nation. Page after page will be devoted to the story of the destruction of March IS, with as many other columns devoted to the heroic efforts of a brave citizenry who refused to quit. Stories of, the destruction of; Gorham and of De Soto by the tornado and the story of their marvelous arising from the debris, together with many pictures from these heroic small towns in Jackson county will also be featured in this edition.

Ten thousand copies will be sold, hundreds of orders for extra copies having already been turned into this office. J. W. Dyer of Mt. Carmel has been employed by the Daily Independent to handle the advertising sections, and Frank Sbeley has written the stories for the special edition.

Mr. Dyer is an advertising man of wide experience and is-already receiving the hearty co-operation of the business men of the city in making this an edition in which every activity will be represented. President Is Not to Call Peace Congress International News Service WASHINGTON, October President Coolidge lias no Intention at this tirn'e of summoning another disarmament conference, delegates to the Inter-Parliamentary union were informed today in the clo-sing session by Representative Theodore Burton, Republican, of Ohio, and administration spokesman. The union memoralized the President here to call another conference. Burton, in a speech closing the convention, told the delegates that Mr.

Coolidge was desirous of calling another conference, but until the European situation is clarified an'd until it can be seen what the League of Nationn and oilier European agencies are going to do along this line, the President thought it best to defer his own efforts. Mrs. T. Coleman of St. Louis passed through here Wednesday en- route to her home after visiting relatives at Harrisburg.

REWARDS OUT FOR RECOVERY OF AIR FLYER Harris Puts Washington In Lead With Line Drive Into Anc3 Oat of Witness The Opening Game. Association of Air Mail Service Men Thus Add Incentive to Search for Lost Air Carrier and Plane. Internationl News Service BELLFONTE, Oct. little hope was held at the air mail depot that Pilot Charles H. Ames, missing since last Thursday night, would be found alive, the pilots association of the air mail service today offered a reward of: live hundred dollars for information leading to the recovery of the aviator or his plane.

This was in addition to several other rewards offered by individuals in the vicinity where Ames plane is believed to have crashed when he ran out of fuel after losing his way in a dense fog. Mrs. Herbert Grizzell of this city went to St. Louis Wednesday to meet her niece, Mrs. Charles Sorrels, of Greeley, Colorado, who will accompany her home for a visit.

Mrs. Sarrels was formerly Miss Helen McCord of this city. Mr. and Mrs. S.

W. Wyatt OL StillWater, Oklahoma, returned to their home Wednesday after spending the last month here with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Graeff, 2008 Clarke street, and other relatives and friends. Mrs.

Charles Corzine, Mrs. Will of Clarke Clarke Plnckneyv-HlO this city. FORBES FIELD, October World's pion American League won the first game of tho with the Pittsb'urg 'Liis afternoon by a score of -1 1. (Associated Press) FORBES FIELD, P1TTSBURG, October the National league banner into the fray for the first time in sixteen years against the champion Senators today in the first game of. the worlds series.

Walter Johnson, veteran of Senators and Lee Meadows, tacled moundsman of the Pir? were the pitchers before the cr of 45,000. if Joe Harris of Washington ihe Senators into the lead WI home run into the ledge of right field stands. FORBES FIELD, PITTSBD October follo'wi the line-up for the first game: WASHINGTON: Rice, center field. S. Harris, second base.

Goslin, left field. Judge, first base. J. Harris, right field. Bhiege.

third base. Peckinpaugh, short stop. Rnel( catcher. Johnson, pitcher. McNeeley, center field.

PITTSBURG: Moore, second base. Carey, center field. Cuyler, right field. Barnhnrdt, left field. Traynor, third base.

Wright, 'short stop. Grantham, first base. Smith, catcher. Meadows, pitclVer. Leach, catcher.

pitcher. Bigbee ran for Smith in the Sth, Mclnnis batted for Meadows in Sth. Upmires: At plate, Rigler; third base, Morority; second base, Me-Cormick; first base, FIRST INNING: WASHINGTON: Tnere was a big cheer when the Pirates strutted out of the dug out. Sam Rice at Bat. Meadows threw up a few balls for a final try out and the game was on.

Governor Pinchot threw out the first ball and his control was good. Wright threw out Rice at first. Rice hit the first ball pitched. Stanley Karris up. Ball one.

Traynor took Harris' hopper and threw him out at first. Goslin up. Strike'one. It was a wide curve, Goslin let go by. Ball one.

Ball two. Meadows is keeping the ball on the outside corner. Strike two. Goslin took a. big swing at the second one and missed.

Gosliu is out to Grantham at first base, unassisted. No runs, no hits, no errors. PITTSBURG: Moore up. Ball one. Johnson's first pitch went around Moore's neck.

Rice came in fast and took Moore's Carey up. Ball one. Carey was hit on the arm by one of Johnson's spotltl balls. The players gathered around, see if he was hurt. 1 on down to first, with the c'-ii-oring.

Cuyler up. Johnson tried It- pick Carey off first. Strike one on Cuyler. Strike two. Carey out, trying to stea.l second, Ruel to Pcckiupangh.

Ball one on Cuyler. Strike three. Cuyler fanned. No runs, no hits, no errors. SECOND INNING: WASHINGTON: Judge up.

Strike one. Meadows is working 1 a fast curve. Ball one. Ball two. Judge is out, Wright to Grantham.

J. Harris is up. Strike one. Ball one. Joe Harris long drive to right field for two bases.

almost went into the bleachers. The umpire ruled this ball hit into the stands and bounced out. and Harris was given a home run. Bluege up. Foul strike one.

Foul strike two. Bluege struck out. Peckinpaugh up. Ball one. Strike one.

Strike two. Peckinpaugh drove a long foul to left. Peckinpaugh flew out to Carey. One run, one hit, no errors. PITTSBURG: Harbhardt up.

Ball one. Barnhardt flies out to Rice. Rice ran into deep left to get. this fly. Traynor up.

Ball one. Ball two. Traynor got a line single in- Moors up. Ball one. Strike one.

Foul strike two. Ball two. Moore (Continued on Page Two).