The Daily Independent from Murphysboro, Illinois • Page 1

a. 1 THE PEOPLE'S NEWSPAPER Today's News, Pictures and Comici EXCLUSIVE UNITED vPBtB 8 NEWS DISPATCHES First Door South of City Hall on South Twelfth Street. ESTABLISHED 1891. MURPHYSBORO, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1923 PER WEEK FIFTEEN CENTS DEVILS DEFEAT METROPOLIS BY SHUTOUT SCORE In 1923 Capt. French of Locals Be comes Mud-Scow Yesterday When M.

T. H. S. Terrors Score Two Goals Against Speedy Crew From Ohio River Town. The Red Devils splashed through a sea of mud and water Thursday afternoon to defeat Metropolis 13-0 in the Crimson team's final game of the season.

A driving rain and a sloppy and slippery field retarded the play of both teams and mado complicated plays almost an impossibility. The Devils were recipients oC two floral gifts during yesterday's contest. A large horseshoe was presented to the team after the game, a gift of the citizens. A basket of Crimson and Corn flowers was the gift of Miss Ruth Bencini. A drizzling rain that had begun early the night preceding tho game continued fitfully throughout tho contest And the field was a veritable lake of slimy mud and water.

A cold driving wind added to the difficulties of the playing conditions. After the first down every player was wet and Hpattered with mud. The unfavorable weather daunted except tho staunch- eat of fana, who came- garbed in boots and with blankets for shelters. That tho weather kept away nearly a thousand fans is the opinion of tho school. Captain French, peer of Southern Illinois football players, finished bin high school gridiron career In a blaze oC glory.

French was easily the Individual star of the contest and was accountable for all of Murphy's 13 pointB. The Crimson pilot, Coach Gunn of Metropolis remarked, "handled hmsolf better on a treacherous muddy field than any man he had ever seen." Boyaldi continued his good play and hla puntng was a feature ol 1 the game. Bencini played a much cooler game- than he did against Herrin and accounted for several big gains. Frlens being naturally a dry field runner was not called upon to a great extent in Thursday's contest, but was In tho midst of every play giving interference. Tho time of tho Quarters was cut nhort by Metropolis' late arrival and tho first two quarters slipped by without either team scorng.

Murphy opened up the second half with a se- riee of end runs that literally swept Metropolis off tholr feet. Alternating with the elective crossbuck by which Eovaldi was clipping off 5 and 7 yard gains on a down, French sent plays first around one end and then the other. Excellent interference and good headwork by tho runner with the ball, was clipping off 10 and 12 yards on most every play. French rang up tho Crimson's first tally in tho third poriod when ho raced around left end for 30 yards and a touchdown. In tho final period French again broko away and circled right end for 30 yards and a touchdown, Metropolis was at a loss to make headway against the superior doCon- give work of the brilliant Crimson forward wall.

At only ono time In the game did they threaten the Crimson goal. After gaining possession of One Bank In Three Shows Gain Over 1922; Boasts Three Dotlar-More-A- Week Savers; Some Holiday Funds Diverted To Straight Savings Accounts; Checks To Savers Due In A Few Days' Time Tn I'ace of tho fact that two of th throe Murphysboro banks carrying Christmas Savings inducements to de posltors Tailed to make a gain thi year, Christmas will early ii December draw checks aggregating approximately $00,000. First National Joins In Hitherto the First National bank John M. Herbert president, has con tented UseU' with its Murphysboro Savings Bank auxiliary as an encotir agement to savers. Tomorrow, however, this bank'will placard its entrance in the lists of Christmas Sav ings Banks.

The institution does so as an added urge, to young and old, to get tho savings habit. The Citizens State Savings bank, H. O. Oxburn president, expects a Christmas savings of this year, or $1,000 more than its banner year in this department in 1922, when this class of savers saved $25,000 for the year. Tho Citizens Stato reports of the many depositors in tho Christmas fun, much less delinquency was evident this year.

Tho bank speaks interestingly of three deposits on tho dollar-more-a-woek plan. Theso depositors began by depositing $1 the first week In January, the second week, S3 the third week, and thus a dollar more each week, their final payment being $50 for the final week, and their savings checks being for the year. City National Issue Col. E. A.

Wells, president of the City National bank, stated that up to Wednesday noon of this week Christ- mass savers had deposited a total' ol! $25,542, and that checks would be issued about December 10th. Vice President Henry Quernheim of this bank said that while Christmas savings had shown a considerable falling oil this year, this was attributed to deposits In the regular savings accounts by former Christmas Savings ol' depositors. Ofilcials said the regular savings accounts had shown a splendid growth for the year. M'boro State Bank President Wm. Brett of the State Bank oil Murphysboro approximated 'hristmas savings for the year to mve been something like $8000 to 9000.

While this bank's deposits for he year have shown a very pleasing it is learned, many of Christmas Savings depositors, although they started in fine," tho bank said, "i'ail- to keep paying." some accounts hus lapsing long prior to maturity. Frank Grosvenor, Brother of Mrs. Ed Kessel, M'boro Fatally Wounded When On Duty In East St. Louis. PUCKER PAUSES Beajity, Ere Now, Had Caused Men To Pet First And Weep Later; Whicker Writer Declares OTos- sum Had Tire Extingush- er' On One End.

Frank' Grosvenor, '4G, East watchman for the Alton and Southern Railroad Company in East St. Louis, and brother of-'Mrs. Ed Kessel, 435 North 22nd was shot fatally by. a prowler he stopped in the railroad, yards Wednesday night. He formerly! Jived at Raddle, his old In Glenn Cemetery, The St.

Louis Globe-Democrat says of the shooting: Frank Grosveuor, 46 years old, 2932 Converse avenue, East Louis, 1 a watchman for the Altonind Southern Railroad, who was shot and wounded at 9:15 Wednesday evening by a man whom he accosted in the railroad yards, died early yesterday morning at St. Mary's Hospital. His body has Raddle, 111. The East St. Louis police are)ihold- ing John Reynolds, 35 years old, 4G05' Bond avenue, in connection with the Freight Train Plows Through Wreck- 1 age Next Broke Through Tunnel Guards (United Press PHILADELPHIA, Nov.

30 The death toll resulting from an automobile falling into a railroad subway here mounted to six today when another victim died in a hospital. The six persons were riding in an automobile when it got out ol' control and smashed into a concrete and iron railing, which gave way. The car and its six occupants fell into the tunnel. A moment later a freight train plowed through the wreckage. November 30 3 killed here in CHICAGO, Four persons were Thanksgiving Day automobile accidents.

An aged woman, a six year old boy, a negro child and a young man were struck down. tho ball on downs, when French fumbled In the final quarter and was thrown for a 19-yard loos, Henderson completed a pass to Brown for 25 yards, carrying the visitors to the Crimson's 20-yard line. Metropolis gained two yards In four downs and lost possession of tho ball. Metropolis made but one first down throughout tho entire contest while Murphy made 13. The playing conditions necessitated a defensive game by both teams and Eovaldi outdistanced his opponent 10 or 16 yards per kick in the resultant punting duel, Metropolis presented a fighting aggregation and one that was sufficiently strong enough to glvo the Crimsons stiff opposition.

Straight line plunges were fruitless against the visitors' forward wall. Henderson, right halC (Continued on page four) Mary Melvin and Orville Imhoff Secretly Wed Prominent among the early winter weddings is that of Miss Mary Melvin and Qrvlllo Inihoft', which took place Nov. 4. They were married by Rev. II, T.

Abbott at tho Baptist parsonage, and hud kept their plot a secret. Thursday after a Thanksgiving dinner at the homo of Mr, and Mra. Howard Melvin, tho couplo announced thoir marriage. It was a groat sur- prlso to the dinner guests. Tho bride is a daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Tom Melvin.

She has been em- Ployed ut tho grocery store of George Partington. She is a pleasant young lady and enjoys the esteem of a number ol' friends, Mr. Imhoff is a sou of Mr. and Mrsf E. Imhoff.

He is employed at a Bush mine. The couple will make their home in Murphysboro. Tlio guests at the dinner were: Mr. and Mrs. H.

K. Imhoff, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Melvin, Mr. and Mrs.

Harlln Knight, Mr. and Mrs. George Partington and son, Mrs. George Anderson and l.wo daughters of Clinton, 111. HOWARD SMITH, EX-SOLDIER, IS CALLEWrO REST Second Son of E.

H. Smith Expires Within Four Months Time; Rites at Ava Sunday Howard I. Smith, born at Ava, 111., August 2nd, 189G, aged 24 years, died Friday morning at 4 o'clock at the home of his parents, Mr. and TI. Smith, 504 South Legion Way.

Tuberculosis caused death. He had been ill three years. The deceased was brought tot Murphysboro three weeks ago from St. Louis, where he had been at the home of his uncle Henry Pate, tfeihad been a hospital at Walla Walla, For months prior to coming to St. Louis to His brother ROBS died of tuberculosis at Tampa, August 4th, th'ls year.

The parents, after bringing tho body to Ava Cor burial, remained in the county, knowing it could be but a short time until their other BOH would expire. They will return to Florida shortly after the burial of Howard, Howard Smith is survived by the parents, the wife, a Washington girl, and two children, Maxine, 5. years old, and Robert, 15 months old. The deceased enlisted 'in Army service prior to Ainerica's entry into the world war. He was wounded in" an explosion over seas.

His hip was crushed. On returning home the U. S. placed him in a Chicago hospital where, it Is said, he developed tuberculosis. Funeral rites will be conducted at Ava Sunday afternoon.

The hour has not been set. The body will be buried shooting. Reynolds hap so far refused to make a statement At the hospital before his death Grosveuor told the he met the man in the what he was looking was the reply. and returned a few minutea later and was again stopped. Tula time, Groever said, he asked him if he waa not a switchman, and' instead of answering, the stranger drewa gun and fired Grosvenor fell and his assailant ran.

The bullet struck tne watchman in the abdomen and passed through his body. Grosveuor is survived by a widow and 7 sons and 2 daughters, all of East St. Louis. SUB-DISTRICT MINERS' MEET The Eighth Sub-District of District Twelve, United Mine Workers of America, will meet in Murphysboro early in the new year, following the National Convention, according to mine leaders here. The sesssion will continue Cor four days and will attract 100 delegates to this city.

in Evergreen Cemetery. Generally fair tonight and Saturday. Slightly colder tonight in east portion. MRS. SOL BLUE EXPIRED FRIDAY Mrs, Sarah Blue, beloved wife of Sol Blue of Ava, died rather suddenly at their home Friday morning at 6:15 o'clock, oC leakage oC the heart She had boon in ill health for about a year, but had been seriously ill since Tuesday.

Deceased is survived by her husband the following children: Robert Blue of Murphyaboro, Will of Michigan, Frank ol 1 Ava, Grace and Bonnie Blue at home, and Mrs. Mary Richardson of Herriu. Deceased was a member of the Methodist church. Funeral arrangements have not, been made. BANDITS GET THEATER ROLL (United Press) PEORIA, Hatfleld, messenger of the Majestic Theatre, was held up laat night at an alley entrance within fifty feet of police headquarters, a box containing the day's receipts, about three thousand dollars, was thrown into an automobile and the robbers escaped.

The car was found later, abandoned, The money box was being taken to police headquarters for safe keeping night. orer Thanksgiving Booze Fatal Whickerbill Center, Thanksgivin' Eve, 11 P. X. (Speshul to Independent) They's a heap differ atwizt a possum arid" a skunk. If it aint, it you ilon't believe it, jest carry a live possum by the tail in one hand and a live skunk by the same handle In tuther.

Well, sir, the American O'Skunkum was Invented by Madam Nature BO as to be as coy and pretty and deceitful as a beautiful'woman who knows her stuff. The O'Skumkum is always 1 dolled up like a show-girl, and whefc; folks who are not jest to say bridle- wise to the ways o' the wilderness happen to stumble upon a Skunkum they never do it agin. Ye see, the pretty little thing Is so alflred fetchln in appearance that a feller wants to atop and pet 'iin. And that's the way It allus has been. We want 'to stop and pet the pretty ones flrat Investigate whereas the best way Is to investigate first and shake well afore takJn, This here same American O'Skuri- kum, called skunk fer short, didn't happen to be made fer rough and tumble fightin.

In fact ho IB a rootl- ferous liver, subslstln on herbs and sech. Why, a rabbit could whup him to death any old if That there word "If" In the mightiest In thd Tocabulary. If air the missing link atwix somethln started and somethln done. "If nature hadn't equipped tho O'Skunkum with a sort of Impromptu fire extinguisher the woods 'ud allus been too hot to hold him. Well, ilr, as your corrispondlnt itarted to remark further up the column, them Murphysbur Elks glre a Thankflfflvln' ere dance Wednesday night and a party o' Herrin, 111., dancers come a runnla In a gas char- lot for to be in on the fun.

Two young fellers and two ladles, dressed fit to kill, waa hlttin 'er up on the mud road atwlxt Carbondalo and Murphy- and crossing the swale In Mud Crick bottoms not fer from tho Country Club, jest as my dog Gee Whiz comes back to mo and Indicates displeasure by turnin' up hla nose and gaggln' sort 1 disgusted like, which la his way 1 pronouncing "O'Skunkum." He shuts one eye, cocks one ear and points to the public road. Jest then Yours Truly sees a car comin' hek-bent fer the Blka hop and the Inmates aingin' ee-ee," and the headlight points to a pretty HI' wad o' slick fur In. the highway. Somebody squeals "OO' don't run over it. It's so pretty.

Why, It's an O' Possum. Oh, jump out and git it. We'll take It to the dance with us." So a spry young feller hops out and 3' this same "O'Possum" and says "Shoo" at MR. AND MRS. CHAS.

F. CH4PMAN CAPTURE A BURGLAR, 19, IN HOME 180 POUND HOG FOUND 15 FEET UP COON TREE Lost Porker Makes a Hog of Himself and Goes to Hog-Heaven With a Full Stomach A hog. is anywhere you find him, 'The same is said about gold. There is heaps of difference these days between hogs gold. A hog isn't worth much at the National Stock Yards.

Anyway, a ISO pound hog is worth having around against a rainy day. And when a porker of this particular specific gravity was missed two weeks ago at the Edward Stein farm, three miles southeast of Vergennes, the owner waited patiently several days, and then went hog hunting, but in vain. A week later one of the Stein boys squatted down In the woods pasture to get a peep through an old hollow blackgum that had been felled the year before for a coon. Fire had failed to bring the coon down, only serving to give the old gum a charred lining. So the ax-was used.

Young Stein found he could not 1 see the old hulk. Something had "plugged her" about half way. So he got a long prode, split the end of It, punched the soft object about 15 feet up the hulk from the butt end, and pulled hair! Yessir! Found the lost hog! The porker was dead as a hog can be. It la the supposition that the hog began eating charcoal on the Inside of the bulk and, by nature making a hog of himself, kept on eating and going farther in. When it came to backing out, well, that was A porker can't always go tail first where he went head first.

So he remained in the log and went to hog heaven on a belly full of charcoal. No doubt Frank "Pappy" Zink, barber shop proprietor at Tenth and Locust street, will remember the old blackgum which occasioned the hog what must have been a case of the cramp-colic, so cramped were his quarters. Mr. Zlnk waa born and reared on this farm. Mayhap he has shinned up the same old gum for a coon when he was younger, knows.

WIFE GUARDS CAPTIVE WITH HER MID-IRON Golfer Said To Have Adopted Stance For Long Drive While Husband Phone Officers; Thief's Pockets Give Up $160.00 In Loot NEW (United Press) YORKr November From a summer underwear advertIsment: "We have many customers who will wear nothing Thanksgiving liquor caused the death of at least two men and put seven others in Bollevue hospital, police records showed today. One man found unconscious was expected to die. Fifteen persons were reported missing during tho by the g'larn lights and sit tight, blink- in, I holds Gee Whiz and sticks cap 'In my mouth to keep from disturbln! the peace. Atter sayln' "Shoo" a couple times the girls In the car shout; "Fraldy Cat, why don't you pick the pretty H'l thing up and fetch him here. Ain't he a beauty.

ABANDONED BABES NOT IDENTIFIED Both Herrin and Carbondafe Puzzled Over Grim Findings of This Week JOHN AIMO INJURED A John parcel post deliveryman, injured 'his dtomadu when lifting a heavy box at the poatofflce a week ago. He returned to work, but has been off-duty-again since Tuesday and ia under a doctor's care, fired on to do rash deeds by the wiles o' wirnmen! And this here pertlcler Beau Brummel takes the fatal step, reaches out and Maybe this here specific skunk did think the world were on flre, what with them glarln spotlights givin' him the oncet over. Anyway he turned on his fire extinguisher and, Whew- w-w-w-w-w! "My kingdom fer a the dawg lit a shuck fer home. And I yells, "Go it, ol' Dawg. But I bet thet feller would give his kingdom (Continued on With Carbondale unwilling investigating her second "baby case" almost within two weeks' time, Herrin came forward with the abandoned remains of a new-born babe found in the woods near that city.

Herrin's "unknown" was found in a frail box which formerly had contained rubber gloves such as physicians use when performing operations. Around the body were several sections of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch of the date of November llth. Th body was found in the clump of woods where the Sunnyside road intercepts that leading to Colp. Coroner W.

Forshee was called to Carbondale Wednesday to investigate the finding of the new-born in the North Yards of the I. C. near the roundhouse. No identification has been made In either case. Robert McDonald of Maiden, IB the guest of his slater, Mrs.

Harry Beck, of North llth utreet. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Chapman, residents at 538 North street, captured a negro burglar in their home Friday noonday and delivered him over to the county authorities after stripping him of the loot he had gathered in their home, valued at After the negro had been cornered and partly subdued, Mrs, Chapman bravely took her stand before the thief and, with a mid-iron, promised to knock him 225 yards straight down the fairway if he batted an eye while Mr.

Chapman called officers by phone. Trapped by New Paint The negro gave his name as Leonard Davis. He is 19 years old and stands 6 feet 10 inches tall. Although slender and weighing Tesisf than Mrt Chapman, furniture dealer at Walnut and Ninth streets, the negro offered fight, but was bested in the wrestling; match that ensued. At 12 o'clock noon Mrs.

Chapman left the home at North and Sixth' streets and drove to the Chapman Furniture Company to take her husband home to luncheon. Unthought- edly she left the front door key in the lock. Although the house was deserted but for ten minutes, the Chapmaus when they returned learned a burglar had entered. The negro on hearing the couple step on the front porch dashed back into the kitchen. Here be had unlocked a kitchen window, meaning to leave the home the rear way in case of flight.

When be tried to raise this window and hop out as the owners entered their home, new paint trapped him. The paint had stuck the window facing and it would not raise. Tried to Jump Through It remained for the negro to try to hide. This he did, but Mr. Chapman as he entered the kitchen caught a glimpse of the negro's cap.

At first he did not understand what the cap was. When he approached and the tall negro youth jumped out and ran towards the front of the house real action started. Run to cover in a bedroom the ne- gro jumped feet first at a window in a crazy effort to crash through. His feet did not get high enough and the tussle between him and Mr. Chapman ensued.

The two finally worked their way" to the front part of the house where the negro was subdued. Mr. Chap- man says he called to bis wife to telephone for officers, but she preferred that he do the phoning while she menaced him with a golf club. A mid-iron such as is used by golfers is a heavy blade of steel on a 3S-incb. shaft of hickory with a leather grip.

Mrs. Chapman is a golf player of the Murphysboro Country Club and it is declared, an adept with the midiron. As it happened, however, the negro did not budge with the mid-iron over his head and Mrs. Chapman most resolutely telling him how far she would knock him it' he did attempt to start anything. Got Father's Gold Watch When caught the negro' claimed ho had been sent there with a bottle medicine.

He said he had entered with it He repeatedly asked for a drink-of water, hoping to break and run If Mr. Chapman started for (Continued on page eight).