Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 1

ALTON EVENING TI TELEGRAPH. Seventy-Eighth Year. (Established Jan, 20, 1836.) ALTON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1913. 10c. PER 27, WEEK.

MAYOR LOSES SPRINT TO SUSPECT WAS PEDDLING STAMPS MAYOR WENT IN PURSUIT WHEN THE MAN FLED, BUT THE STAMP' SELLER WAS TOO SWIFT AND, MADE: ESCAPE. Mayor J. C. Faulstich led an excitchase through the streets this ing after a man suspected of beafternoon ing a post office robber when he offer. ed 10 sell the mayor a book of stamps and slipped while: the mayor was placing a telephone call to Inveg.

tigate. The man was a good sprinter and outran. the mayor and a corps of backers the mayor had on East Third streel, escaping. Pinsa strect. The man asked the clerk in the mayor's cigar store to purchase a book of stamps' at 'a' reduced price.

The clerk referred him to the mayor, who at once became suspiclous. He began asking questiona and the -man hesitated each time in. answering, making his case: more serious, lle told the mayor that he was staying at the Hotel Madison and was stranded. When the mayor asked him what his occupation was, he answered that he WAS a shipping cluerk. When the mayor asked him where and how long he was he stammered, "Sometimes I do that work." "You're a d-d liar," exclaimed the mayor, whereupon Faulstich rushed to tho telephone: Intending to call the "hotel and find out something about the man, The first time he failed to get his number, and while the mayor was walting.

for a connec. tion, the man slipped gently to the door, opened: it and ran. The mayor dropped the telephone and took after him, crying out for those who were in the street to aid in stopping the man. The mayor was without either cont or hat; The man turned at, the corner. of Temple Theater.

and ran for the Hotel Madison, steps which he sped up like a deer. The mayor shouted to James Isley to stop the escaping man, but Mr. Isley did not understand. The mayor called on all who were near to take after the man and led the chase up the steps. But the mayor stumbled on the slippery steps and SO did the other pursuers.

When the mayor reached the toy al. the head of the crowd of excited pursuers, the man was far down Third street. The chase was continned but the man; kept gaining. Ile turned at the C. A.

and sped northward: on Market to Beall's steps. He descended these as easily as he had asconded the other's steps and ran up Plasa By this timo the mayor and his pursuers had been pretty well winded and were obliged to give up. A call was sent to the police staton on the mayor's Instructions in the meantime, and. Officer Barney Fahrig rushed up. Third street.

Misunderstanding the object of the chase, he stopped George Schwallonsticher who was oue of the pursuers and did not fInd his mistake until after he had taken "Swanny" out of the caso. The mayor described the man as a young man about five feet high, dressed moderately well with. a white colJar slightly soiled, with gray overcoat and soft hat from which protruded curly hair," The man sald his name was A search 18' being prosecuted' for the man through eyery street In Alion and word was gent on to North Alton and Godfrey to try to pick him 11p), The mayor paid he had no real reason to suspect the man except by his actions but he fancied that search of the man would give good evidence against him, and he was determined to stop him and search him. It is sald that the man had been in the Strubel cigar store a few hours before, where his offor to dispose of stumps was refeated. The Boiler "Busted." The furnace boller at the home of Mr.

and Are. Ferd Volbracht, burstel the other': day and flooded the kitelion with water before the flow of water could be shut off. Considerable damage Wag done by the wuter in kitoben, but little or 110 damage was done in the furnace room by the bursting. The trouble was too little: water in the boller and 100 muoh tire in the furnace, Mc Volbracht having abut off the ply in order to allow workmen install a new stave with water tank attachments to it in the kitchen. He says the men told hi mtbey would do the work in an hour and he noted according into Instead the job took them come sour hours be says, and the "bust.

followed. MOYER TELLS STORY THAT IS DENIED HAS SERIOUS CHARGE. CLAIMS HE WAS DEPORTED, ASSAULTED AND DRAGGED THROUGH STREETS AND SHOT THREE TIMES BY CITIZENS' ALLIANCE. By Unitod Pross. Chicago, 111., Dec.

Chas. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of miners was shot in the back, beaten and dragged through the streets by the men who deported him front the Calumet strike district last night is Moyer's own statement in a telegram received from him today by M. J. Reilly, national organtzer for the miners' organization with headquarters in Chicago. Organizer Tanner was another victim of the at.

tack, according to "Moyer. Milwaukee, Dec. President of the Miners' Federation Moyer passed through here en route to Chicago ho was found suffering from two bullet wounds in the back 'of the head. His wounds are serious but not fatal. He declared that he Was anxious to return to Calumet for fear that the miners anxious to avenge the assault might do soInG thing to Injure their He said he had received the best of care after he left the strike district.

Tanner, who was also deported, is merely bruised. Won't Investigate Moyer's Charge. By United Press. Washington, D. Dec.

of Labor Wilson today declined to comment on Moyer's claim that he had been shot and deported. Furthermore the secretary started no investigation though he antici'pated a report from his Investigator Densmore. Sherift Cruze Denies Moyer's Charge. Calumet, Dec. Cruze today denied that Moyer bad been shot, assaulted or ejected.

He charged that the kidnapping was a frame-up- by the Federation to gain sympathy for striking miners. Despite denials of the story it was generally acecpted throughout the couper country which is aflame with excitement. The first funeral of a panic victim were held today while church bells were tolled in the entire dietrict. THE DEADLY CAT RIFLE Given to Boy for Christmas Toy, Cauces Serious Wound to be Inflicted in Lad's Aunt. With the rifle his father gave him as a Christmas present, Myron Wilton, 15 years old, son of Charles shot his aunt, Miss Laura Duckela, housekeeper for Mr.

Wilton, Thursday afternoon. Miss Duckels is seriously injured. The boy, preparing for a hunt, was cleaning the weapon, the gun resting on his lap. Miss Duckels WAS in the room, and when the weapon was accidentally discharged she happened to be in range of the bullot. which pentrated her flesh near the hip, She wag immediately taken to a Springfield hospital where Jan X-ray examination WAB made.

The bullet, however, WAS not located. Surgeons expressed the beHief that the lead had bocome embedded in the bone. Miss Duckels is about 50 years old. She is a sister of Supervisor J. H.

Duckels of Chostortield township. WILL GET BACK INTO BUSINESS GAIN. Antonovitch, Who Took Refinery Job, Until Naturalized, Decides to Resumo Control of Saloons. Bozo Antonovitch, the Benbow and Wood River saloon keeper who want'ed to be out of the saloon business until ho could get his naturalization lesued, has decided to get papers back into the buelnoss again. A from Benbow City hus it now port that ho has His citizenship papers he intends to resume conducting saloon at Benbow City and has given to tho man who haw conductnotice that he intends to assume coned it trol again.

The allegation was made that Antonovitsch had not realiy his saloon, but transferred it sold avoid being asked questions BA to whother or not be observed the Jaws his saloon open on Bunand kept day. of the (ISO is still beThis phase ing investigated by the government is a chance that the naturand there alization papers may bo caenelled. DOUGLAS RESENTS ANONYMOUS LETTER ACCUSES AN OFFICIAL. IMPLIES THAT WRITER WAS PUBLIC OFFICER WHO 18 DISGRUNTLED OVER THE FAILURE TO GET FEES. Mayor R.

F. Douglas of East Alton resents the statoment in an anony. mous loter he received yesterday in which he learns that there is likely to be a fire in the vilage hall basement which will burn up lots of body lice because of tramps being allowed to sleep there. He give a hot answer to the one he believes lg the writer of the letter In today's Telegraph. The letter received by Mayor Doug.

las reads: 26, '13. To the President and Board of Trustees, Dear Sirs: --There is likely to be EL big Cire In the base ment of the village hall at any time, and. there is lots of poor body lice down there that will get burnt. up. Take look down there and cut out that hobo biziness.

Better take advise of some of the citizens and clean it up. A CITIZEN. Mayor Douglas'. answer is: Dec. 26, '13.

To the Citizen of Bast Alton who wrote the president of the villago board the anonymous letter on 12-26-13 stating that there was likely to be a big fire in the village hall at any time. I would like to make an answer as president of the board of trustees. Whereas the writer is ally known to me and is an officlal of Wood River township, I wish to reply to the above letter and say it said official was not using village coal and lights and did not wish to derive. greater benefits from such hoboes and lice as he speaks of in his letter, he would care nothing about what is in the basement of the hall: And furthermore I do. not anyone a good who is not -man enough, to come to me and tell me of any com plaints that they have to make, as I am ready to answer to any complaint thet is justifiable by any good citizen, and as far 13 letting poor unfortunate fellow citizens sleep in the basement of the village hall, all are welcome ng long as I am in office because while they Q1'8 in there and in care of the officer there is no danger of them on tho streets after every one is in bed, Now if the writer of the letter will meet me in person, I will go with him and investigate the basement of the village hall and, if he is capable of suggesting any way out of such as we have been practicing will be glad to meet him at any timo he is at leisure if he will let mo know what kind of citizen he is.

Signed, R. E. DOUGLAS, President. Marshal F. P.

Wooloy who 18 in charge of the men who are allowed to sloop in the village hall has been having his hands full lately taking care of thom under the mayor's orders. Recently ho had a record of 65 in three days and one night he had the record breaking number of 31, WILL WEAR CAP AND GOWN. Congregational Church Choir Will Appear in Uniform, Beginning Sunday. A new feature in Alton will be introduced at the. Congregational Church tomorrow morning when the members of the choir appear in capa and gowns.

The idea is in use in all of the larger cities and was suggestad some time ago by Rov. D. R. Mur. tin.

By following this plan the work of the choir is confined more to sing. ing than to dresa. The members of the choir will not bo embarrassed by the thought thut their clothes, muy not bo subject to criticism by the congregation. It is not unlikely, now that tho gregational Church has 'taken the lead, that other churches will take up) the schome. WEATHER FORECAST.

Unsettled weather tonight and Sunday; probably occasional rain or snow. Somewhat higher temperature tonight; moderate winds. MRS. DEMUTH MAKES A SPEECH TO WOMAN'S COUNCIL. POLICE MATRON, FIRST FEMALE OFFICER ALTON HAS, TELLS OF HER OBSERVATIONS IN OFFICIAL POSITION, Mrs.

Sophia Demuth delivored lecture before the members of the Woman's Council at its December session yesterday afternoon at the homo of Mrs. E. D. Richardsch at 433 Bluft street on the subject of increased police protection for Alton, In the course of her speech she praised the new flash light system very highly and said that there was need of many more signal points. She deplored the: lack of funds to purchase more aignal lights.

Sho also- -aald that Alton had only 17 polico officers, day and 10 night men, averaging one policeman to every 1,200 persons. The address WEA very interesting and sho gave manp interesting facts regarding the working of the polico farce to the members -of the club. Tho first paper of the meeting was road by Miss Been on, "The Straits of Magellan: Discovery. and Historical Importance." She told of the days of the sailing vessel taking weeks to round the Horn, and of the present day steamship rounding the treacherous point in a few days. Tea was served after the business session, and a delightful time was had.

CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS FESTIVALS. Inmates of the Orphanage Have A Dolightful Time; St. Mary's Christmas. Tree Entertainment A very large number of Altonians took advantage of tho invitation extended by the stoters in charge at the Orphanage on Prospect street to attend the. Christmas tree entertainment arranged for the orphans: and the hall was well filled as a result, folles who were plainly pleased by the delight shown by the' little recipients of the favors of Santa Claus.

A very good program, musical and literary given before the distribution of gifts. The latter included many useful articles as well as candies, nuts, fruita, ete. St. Mary's hall was filled Inst evening with parents and their children, 'the occasion being the annual Children's Christmas entortainment. A large tree filled filled from root to top, limbs and trunks with presents for the children, had been prepared and the distribution of the "fruit" of that tree, gave joy and peace and happiness to hundreds of children last night.

A fine literary and mualcal program was given in connection with the affair. DIDN'T WANT LOVED ONE TO WORK. Sam Green was Fined for Beating Woman He Loved and Whom He Did Not Wish to See Do Hard Labor. Sam Green, colored, was put under a $100 peace bond in tho police court this morning on a charge of threatenIng to kill Mrs. Dora Burt.

The ovi. dence introduced showed that Green had become infactuatod with Mrs. Burt and did not want her to do any work. She said that several times he hug come to her house and beat her when she worked out during the day. She said that Abe did not mind this but she objected when he threatened to blow her head off if she wont out ol' the house to work again.

Now Commission Firm Locates on Piasa Street. Sam Cohn of East St. Louis came to Alton today and rentod the former Dorsoy Fuel Co, offico building 011 Plasa street from George Suuvage Mr. Cohn represents the St. Clair Commission Co.

of East St. Louis and the Alton stoye on Plusa street wIll be ono of their chain of stores. All kinds of produce will be handled and the store will be opened within the next few days. Minor Accidents, The little son or Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Manna upsot pan of hot water upon himeolf this morning, at the home In east Bocond street. the right leg from the hip down was more or less sevoroly sculded. Henry Bruener, a section hand 14 suffering from a badly mashed foot, the Injury having been caused by the dropping of the end of a steel rail on the foot, Dr. 0. 0.

Giborson gave him surgical attention. HIGH SCHOOL GIRL 16, WEDS MAN 25 PARENTS UNWILLING. MISS ETHEL MANNING AND MANAGER OF JERSEYVILLE (ILL.) DEMOCRAT. ELOPE-. FATHER IN SUIT TO ALTON.

Miss Etha Manning, 16 years old, and Arthur Thatcher, 25 years old, business manager for the Daily of Jerseyvillo, eloped tot Alton, yesterday afternoon and were married, according to n. telegram to William Manning, a wealthy commission merchant of Jerseyville, shortly after the ceremony wAs performed by Justice Gorman. MannIng is the father of the bride who is a member or the freshman class of the Jerseyville High achool. The girlish bride and her husband are supposed to be in St. Louts, 818 Thatcher telephoned to a brother late yesterday afternoon.

and. told him he was married and was in At. Louis at that time. The telegram to the bride's father morely Informed him of the marriage and snid tho couple were going on a trip. Thatcher met Miss Manning in October; when she wag a chorus girl in a musical comedy played by young peoplo In Jerseyville, and in which Thatcher also took part.

She was then in short dreses. At the time of their marriage Miss Manuing wore a dress that barely reached to her shoe tops. During the rehearsals of the plece Thatcher and Miss Manning showed their interest in each other, and after the play was over, Thatcher was a frequent visitor to the Manning home. The only objection on the part of Miss Manning's parents was 011 account of her youth, it de belleved. Wm.

Manning, the father of the bride, arrived in Alton this morning in search of the clopers. Ho said that his daughter was under age and that he bad objected strenuously to the The Enther seemed very. angry over the affair and after Andthat couple had left for St. Louis yesterday afternoon lie took the next train to St. Louts to look for the bride.

HOT STUFF BURNS ELECTRICIAN. John Girard, Chief Electrician of Al: ton Steel Painfully Burned by Electric 'Flash. John Girard, chief electrician of the Alton Steel was painfully burned Friday afternoon by an electric flush while he was attempting to repair a place where a defect had peared in a machine. Mr. Girard was burned about one eye, a patch of skin several inches In diameter being cooked, and he was also burned on tho arm.

In carrying on his work at the steol plant Mr. Girard has been unusutlly unfortunate. Ho is planning to leave the place and will. return to his home in the east. First he aprained If ankle, he injured his foot, then he broke his arm, and now he is badly burned.

He has been knooked down several tines by high voltage of electricity when he happened to get hold of a hot. piece of wire in making emergency ropairs. Yesterday he got hold of a hot line, thero was Hash that laid Mr. Gfrurd out and caused bad burns, He did not quit work, but followed out his usunl policy of slay. ing with the job after his injuries were given surgical attention.

NErN. R. A. Haight Hours of Brothers Death. Mra.

R. A. Huight received word today of the death of her brother. Oscar Reke, of Fondulac, Wis, Mr. Ecke, forty-four years of ago, Las been very prominent in Wisconsin having been slates attorney soveral terms and having held the chair of elocution at tho Wisconsin Univorsity.

Ecke WAR great admirer of Woodrow Wilson and during the full of 1912 he stumped the state in his behalf. This caused a nervous bronk down and ho went to California hoping to regain his health. His death occurred after he had left end was on his way home. When the Fret Die. Patrick Muguire yesterday rocelyed lotter by runil and witen he opened the onvelope he found thereIn a post card upon which was the tollowing information "An Irishman dies overytimo thoy are short an angol In hoaven." He has no Idoa who the sonder da, but says ho is satisfiod they are not looking for an Irish Angol numod Pat Maguire, in heaven yet.

THE LINIMENT THAT DIDN'T FAIL. WAS SURE TO CURE. MRS. BOEHM GAVE SON SPOON. FUL OF LINIMENT BY MISTAKE TO CURE TION AND IT DID THE JOB.

There was considorable of scare this morning at the home of Mr. and Mry. Fred Boehm living in State street. north Side, becnuse Mrs. Boehm, in a burry to give her 801 something to ease the pains of indigestion with, which he was suffering, mistook a bottle of liniment for the bottle of medicine sho wanted, and filling n1 teaspoon with the decotion gave it to the sufferer.

The mistake was discovered quickly cause the stuff was red hot and burned up thinga as it went along. It "burned" the Indigestion. too or what served equallp as well, scared It out of the youth's system. It WAS EL case wherein romedy was bad as the disease" for IL little white at least, but IL ended all right later. Mrs.

Boehm, when she discovered her mistake, became greatly alarmed and sent for Dr. J. E. Watson. He responded promptly enough, but found that the youth did 'not need his services.

The indigestion' had been cured and the fire had been started by the liniment when it first was taken had been put out by bature, and Fred was all right. CHECK FORGER TAKEN IN CUSTODY. Had Been Working Saloon Keepers, Getting Small Amounts of Money From Them in Bad Checks. A check passer who made spectally of swindling saloon keepers out of small sums of money was arrested by Officer Link Drew, last ovening. man, apparently between 25.

and. 30 years of age, made checks for sinall amounts he thought no one would pay any attention to them and would willingly cash them. had very good luck. Up to this morning it had been learned that three saloons were visited and checks were cashed for small amounts. They were the Kies, Stiritz and lich saloons.

The young man hind bank checks on his person that would have enabled him to have carried on his operations longer, but ho was arrested and the checks confiscated. The four checks were all written with a pencil and were written 1xuyable to the order of Ernest Hays and the name forged was that of WV. M. Kruse, of Godfrey. Three of the checks wero for $2.50 and one was for $1.36.

In each ol the suloona Hays had to make a purchase so that his total receipts on the four checks amounted to less than eight dollars, and hin night'a work may cost. him several years in the penitontlary. When brought. 41) for proliminary examination in the police court morning Hays admitted his guilt but gave no reason for forging the checks. He waR bound over to the Circuit Court grand jury under $500 bond.

LITTLE BANK MADE BIG DIVIDEND. Medora Institution That Was Re. ported 1p Bad Way, Falsely. P'ayN 15 Per ('ent Dividend. At the first annual meeting of the directors or the Farmers State Bank of Medura yesterday a of 15 por cent was declared for the fiscal year just ended.

Stockholders or the Institution declared they were well pleased with the earnings of the bank, the dividends being in excons of what many expocted. The Farmers State Bunk was organized a year ago and succeeded tho Bank of Modora, which for many years WAR one of the strong private banking institutions of the county. James Tober was elected assistant cashier of the bunk at tho meetIng yesterday. A rumor had goon spread abroad some timo ago that tho bunk WAR not making good, but the dividend that has been declared from. the profiLe is the gost answer to charge of that character, which really never had any foundation.

Mra. Phil Puetzing and son Edward Puotzing and Miss Elsie Helmbackor, of Shumway, aro guests of Mr. and Mra. B. Morgenroth, of Cast Third street.

Advertise in tho Telegraph. BOUND OVER FOR POULTRY THEFT Two Men Whose Guilt Was Indicated by Single Chicken Rather, Go to Jail. Fred Bono and Calvin Grimth, who were arrested on charge of stealing some geese and chickens belonging to Ida Otey, were held to the grand jury under $200 bond, Friday afternoon by Magistrate Lessner. The two men were originally held on suspicion, the suspicion of their guilt being conArmed by a solitary chicken feather on the coat of one of them. They had been pursued by the boarders at Mrs.

Otey's house who had fondly counted on a big Christmas feast from the poultry, but owing to the fact that the boarders were in night attire and the night WAS cold, they failed to follow the chase to a successful -conclusion, but later the two men were arrested. Evidence was secured which was deemed sufficient to hold the two men to the grand jury, The atolen poultry wag not found. BURGLAR VISITS GODFREY POST OFFICE. Finds Nothing of Value as Postmistress Always Koepe Her Supplies and Money Elsewhere, Misg Turner, postmistress at Godfroy, in congratulating herself that she had the forethought to. keep all; the nioney and supplies of the God-.

frey post office elsewhere than: in the post office, Last night a burglar broke a window in the post office building, climbed in and ransacked the drawers fir the place in a search for money or post office. supplies. Nothing was found. Some during the night 8 burglar climbed in a back window at the home of O. W.

Maxtield, at Monticello Seminary, and after helping himself to something to eat he departed. Christmas "Music. The Choir of the Congregational Church will their, speolal. Christmas muslo tomorrow. both, morning and eyening.

In the morning they. will rendor, the by Mendelssohn and there will be soprano by Misses Lillian Bauer and Emilie At night they will sing Dudley Buck's cantata, "'The Coiling of the King." The members of tlie choir are: Sopranos, Emilie: Joesting, Marle Meyers; Gertrude Degenhardt, Misses Emily Hoppe, and Helen Boals; Earl Cuthbertson and Theodore Colebrook; W. J. Boals and Ed Kremer; Organist and -Miss Mary' Wheelock. Tho evening hour has been changed to seven o'clock so that Dr.

W. J. Crafts of Washington, D. may give a locture on "European Immigrant whom he recently vialted. You are invited to attend these services.

Wreck on C. A. at Lennox. A wreck occurred on the Chicago and Alton tracks at Lennox, near Mitchell, ibis morning, In which a Big Four freight train was derailed and throe cars were tipped over blocking both tracks. The wrecker was sent for, No one was hurt.

On account of the blocking of the Chicago and Alton track, the north bound passenger train No. 4, which goos up at 1:30 o'clock had to go up on the Burlington tracks in Missoure, back across the bridge on the and steam ahead to the Alton depot. No. 15 tho down passanger trian went to St. Louis in the some manner.

The tracks were cleared late this afternoon, Adam Express Will Reduco Dividends. My linited Press. New York, N. Dec. that postal post la seriously hurting the express companion business was given added forco here today by a circular totter sont by the Adama express company to Its stockholdorg declaring that a continuanco of the present rute of dividends hereafter probably will not be warranted.

The Adams company has boen paying dividonda of 12 per cont per annum for yours. A marriage license was issued this afternoon to T. N. Williams, of St. Louts, and Mra.

Lyde Bovla, ot Indlunapolis, The couple were marriod by Rev. C. W. Reese, of tho Unitartan church. Mika Nell Nicholson has goue to Pontiao to spend a few weeks visitIng relatives..