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grain Uler home, wen with 8 for 8 time it ssell Mill. care of a a heart i was not' remediate a ow, Mrs. Tee sons, States Antwerp luth, and West of leaves a of 0ste- "giver Stages M. ro. Lock Dam 26: Pool 418.43 Tallwater 408.18 Clues in Derailing of Alton' Train Found Near Scene 'J Wreck Apparently Covered in Haste Damage Is Repaired of Railroad Com- Relief Speakers and Club Tonigh Old Equipment Will Go For Salvage pany Police to Arrive This Afternoon to which apparently indlcat- IX fc I i i 1 Playgrounds of the community Joined the parks and other city governmental units today in scraping for scrap.

And it became possible that what had been means of recreation and body-building for earlier users of the municipal playgrounds might become the instruments to help preserve now the youths it helped build. For the steel, iron, and other salvageable material in this apparatus will go into shells, tanks, airplanes ships, and hundreds of other items to help the Allied Nations' cause. The equipment is that which has been long in the discard, held "just in case" parts were needed, or because the department couldn't bring itself clear it out. "Juiciest" items in the lot are a complete children's merry-go-round and a giant stride outfit, but there's plenty of weight in the rest, too. It includes a merry-go-round shaft, a light pole containing 20 feet of six-inch pipe from the North Side, a 30-foot flagpole from Johnson street, pipe railings, swing chains, sheet iron from dugouts, backstop wire and pipe poles, teeter parts, an old mower, horseshoe frames, and slide ladders.

Get In the I tS 8p0nsors i Of th, a will onen to public, in the Elks lodge room Broadway and Easton. Beside the motion picture film which requires 20 minutes in its ALTON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1942 United Front TELEGRAPH be by who have had persomU the ed that the derailing of an Alton Co. passenger train, two of the College Avenue Station war the East Alton lant of Western Cartridge at 1 a. Monday was sabotage, were be- Inir unravelled today by federal agents and members of the railroad company's police force.

A member of; the company police force said today that F. J. i'oung chief of the railroad police, here today, but that improbably would make no-statement until he had completed a personal investigation. sabotage inquiry hinges Around the finding of track re- tfnoval tools in the vicinity of the wreck and the establishing of the ftct that a break in the railroad's signal system occurred immediately prior to the derailing. Near the scene, in weeds where apparently had.

been hastily covered, were found a large crowbar of the type used to remove railroad spikes from ti-s, and a large wrnech of the type used to bolt and unbolt rail connections. f) The wreck occurred when the passenger train, loaded chiefly with mail, was proceeding toward at a speed of eight miles an hour. The speed had been cut because a red signal light was towing against the train. The red railroad employes said, 'shows when the electric circuit in the signal system has been broken. This teak, it is thought, resulted when a rail was either removed from track or thrown out of line.

Because of the reduced speed of the train the engineer and fireman were able to leap from the engine cab to safety. The engine I rolled, down an embankment into a car WM the Mft. -IMS was Harbor attack by Japan Hf before her release to.be sent home on the Gripslplm. Both hu and and wife have had exten- In Scrap By Next Week Organization of AH Precincts in the City Ig Goal box Wiflfcie Confers For Six Hours With Kai-Shek the Suon. giV interesti The Chinese film, made by ace camera men for the National Chinese Relief organization, will give slde the story and the two speakers 11 give the other from their experiences in Japan.

The Elks desire to have a large attendance. They say that thefe Will be no embarrassing pleas for money made at the open meeting, which the public is urged to attend Opportunity may.be given for 66 "onWbutlon, but there Meetings to Be Held- Groups in Only 5 Areas Remain fie Formed Complete organization of all precinct air-warden groups by the end of this week or early next week was the goal set by War Emergency Salvage Committee as it met Monday to canvass Its progress so far. Hope ann to- the entire committee, including representatives from three the community's service clubs intended to reduoble its efforts to complete its Job in the flvTritS stl i remainln unorgwffl City to re will be no solicitation of money, it 0 by the vic ants Chinese Leader Gr Him Longest Audience ou Record CHUNGKING Oet 6 dell Willkle spent six' nourTln cn- Gen eralissimo Chiang ast night and wen 1 but wa UP early today for another crowded sched- with the generalissimo in an after wtt' aiv Was also derailed, foUt it part way down the bank. A coupling snapped and this, plus the greatly reduced speed of the train, are thought to have pre- ILW 1 a bad wreck. feature' fcrei, press continued to visit with long 's on the train, were fl of said to have barely been aware de-railing.

FBUnquiry SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 6 Federal of Investiga- tin a- tion said today that P. B. I agents LVT eStlgating the "Possibility of railroad passenger yesterday. A.

Crowl accounts of his activities: and editorial comment. Ta Kung ao reported that a plan was underway to rename drie of Chungking's streets "Wiljkle Kung Pao, In a strongly- forded editorial, expressed the that Willkle would inform Roosevelt and the American public of China's plea for the abrogation of extra-territoriallty and foreign concessions. "Willkie is. a straightforward, train sincere man who has won the friendship of everyone," the editorial said, "but when we shake his hand there is still the pain by the for the Elks guson. The members of the Elks lodge who are sponsoring the raising of welcome any outside aid tnat can be given.

They believe that one of the best possible ways to weaken our enemies, the Japanese, is to render help to the fighting Chinese. The money raised is to buy greatly needed food and medical supplies. Mr, Ferguson today gave the reminder that there is no place our money can be put that will insure its going further than in feeding the Chinese. A few dimes worth of food will make a grand banquet for the people suffering for food in China. Mr.

Ferguson asks that everyone remember that they can help support the great fighters in the Chinese Army by feeding their people in China and furnishing them medical and gical supplies. The money and supplies will be sent J.o China, promptly and it will the nature a a united front in the campaign for the scrap with. to country's war effort quested precinct captains there to communicate with hjm immediate? committ ee Wdes Hope, Member of The Associated Press" Weather Forecast Warmer Anti-Nazi Revolt Increasin inScandinavia Reds Fend off SDivisio ns Churchm Won't Discuss ce Battles Red-British Relations Stalingrad Workers' Area No Enemy Advances, Volga De. fenders Declare College Course Meets Shortage Of Secretaries merce. precinct ap- Stalin Warning Not One Step Russian Premier Says times were set Set Meeting Times They are: Precinct 20, Charles P.

Smith captain, sur- Standley to Confer With FDR on Red Aid MOSCOW, Oct. 7, William H. Slandley, United States Ambassador to Russia, announced tonight that he would leave for the United States soon to confer with President Roosevelt on "coordinating to the utmost the war efforts of the United States and the Soviet Union." Academy drill hall. Pairmount Addition, A. captain, meets tonight and Wednesday inFederle's home.

May be organized either night bers of city salv age have opportunity to visit as mem- committee the Derailing Puts Old Rock Depot To Work Again et 13 was the first drive, and i at Hunter Hal to obtain of Only about ninety years ago, the old rock depot on Piasa street, 6 iot where the Chicago Alton rail- Headed by Harry I merer nf More Complete Precinct 10's air wardens are the etin tonight for road ended before the line vvas extended to St. Louis, was the pas- of 644 East Fourth tneir meeting will be a Representative hidden deep in our earts. Here we are a member of the anti-aggression front and we have been taking a beating longer than anybody else. Yet while fighting for a common cause our hands are still shackled by chains imposed by our friends in the last 100 years. "It is very difficult to understand why the allies still give us unequal treatment." President Rodsevelt's special representative paused in his fact- rinding schedule long enough to express the hope Premier Joseph Stalin's letter to Henry Cassidy of the Associated Press in Moscow- would "bring Russia's imperative needs forcefully to the attention of waa Lilu I Of --v win senger statipn as well, as 'the rys sch o1 at 8 o'clock, freight house.

Chairman Hope and Rodems wil Yesterday the old freight house pe ar efore Precinct 10's group again became the passenger sta- ve inst Precinct 22 tion. The Wreck that tied up traf- sh wi11 be addressed by the fie on the cut-off, necessitated the and by one of their WMV-UAA, iicucaaiLttuea tne uutr 01 ineir use of the old line around through oo 6r organization members the. city to get the passenger trains 0 Prof E- List' of College is newly appoint- through. But there was no downtown station since the old union PeCinct ca P'ain there. station reverted to the ownership Ur mo Panels joined those of the city a few years ago and com P' eted organizations last is now used for other purposes.

numbers 18 1. 2 4 It was a new thing to the pub- 0W lth fniembers the and ea n. Dangers to traffic were a No. especially when the north- S'. a 4, El 2, Elmer McKee; No.

Miller! tne peoples 1 the United Na- that meas- to avert a He made the terse comment in response to a request for his views on Stalin's statement that a second front was of "first rate importance" and that the Allies could best help Russia by fulfill- Ing "their obligations fully and on ti" bA C11419 Li tl CI Jill? I 1 ti through Piasa street, one of the these re cinct or- busiest streets in the downtown section. many, bound pasenger trains wereTmi able to start on the Piasa street grade after making the stop at the freight house. It became sary to back these trains around the curve at Broadway in I order to give the engines a start at the grade before reaching it. -the 1 MOSCOW, Oct. 6, UP), Defenders of Stalingrad were reported holding firm today against three Nazi divisions in a flame-laced battle for a workers' settlement and Red Army troops fighting for relief of the garrison stabbed anew into the German left flank.

German artillery and mortar barrages heralded the opening of a series of attacks by the three to 45,000 men. Swarms of dive-bombers and 100 tanks roared into th fight for the salient. Prisoners told Red Army com manders that their officers feared to delay any further in their over due plans to take the city. Colder nights have arrived on the Stalingrad front. At one place the Germans hurled 22 attacks, but all were repulsed, the Communist party newspaper said.

German losses in the last 24 hours have been huge and the en- Shortage of secretaries in the business houses and industries of the Alton area has focused attention on the certificate courses in secretarial science now being offered in the Shurtleff Evening College, according to Carl A. Dauten, head of the department of business administration at the college. A recent survey has revealed a real need for trained office workers of all kinds and for secretaries particular," Dauten said "and for this reason we believe that the certificate courses outlined with the aid of an advisory committee fr Alton businesses are service to the LONDON Oct. 6, UP. Prime Minister Churchill refused todav to discuss Britain's war relations with Russia, urging the House of Commons "not to press these matters unduly." after several members had brought up Joseph Sta- to hw chief of the Associated Press Mos- on the Allies "fulfill (heir obligations fully and on time." Emergency at Coastal Region Of Trondheim Germ ans Issue Decree The questioners, prodding a the of courses on any Get In (lie Scrap Plane Crash T0 LONDON, Oct.

6, UP)- A British umii cen- nht Some rsham had bailed Only a few freight traliu were todav aSt eight of W3S discloscd time. of Set In (he Scrap 97 Selectees Go to Peoria ave taken shortages 1 after a but actual Ninety-seven of the 102 Alton selective service registrants called for induction left Alton this morning aboard a special train for the Peorla army Induction center. The contingent left the city at 3:45 a. m. Leaders of the combined group the first to leave Alton for Octob er, were Albert Wade Duncan white leader, and Joe Russell jr.

colored leader. The men went directly to Peoria where they will receive the standard army physical examination to determine their fitness to serve in the armed forces. Ray W. Flick Estate Admitted to Probate EDWARDSVILLE, Oct. 6 (Special) The estate of Ray W.

Flick of Wood River, who died Sept. 4, is bequeathed to the widow, Mrs. Edna A. Flick of Wood River, under terms of his will, admitted in probate Court here. Listde as an heir bseides the widow, who was Appointed executrix, is a daughter, Ruth Coffman, ma o.

run during the day because of the heavy grade on the Alton hill and because of the downtown traffic on the streets. "The Alton" has been keeping the cut-off busy with long freight trains at all hours of the day. Most of these trains were held in East St. Louis during the 20-hour period before the cut-off was opened last evening at 9 o'clock to traffic. From that time on heavy freight trains pounded their way up the track all night as the great accumulation of business on the east side was slowly mtoved out after the tie-up due to the cut-off wreck.

Met In (lie Scrnji Western Reich Bombed By RAF emy failed to advance ront, it was declared. German captives were quoted as aying that, as troops begin to hiver in the cooler temperatures, hey become less satisfied with heir progress. Premier Stalin's warning that le city's defenders were not to ake one step backward was credit- with helping to stiffen their re- stance against a siege now in its 3rd day. Slight Gain Marshal Semeon Timoshenko's shock troops were reported at midnight to have improved their positions again northwest of Stalingrad and this was followed at noon by bulletin which said that in the same region "unit 'N' made a slight advance." Volga river gunboats were credited with silencing two enemy at tillery batteries arid destroyin rendering a real community." Shurtleff is offering leading to certificates in secretariat science, office management, office machines, business administration, and chemistry. All work for the certificates, which indicate proficiency in these fields but are not four-year college diplomas, can be completed in the evening college Typical courses meet two evenings a week on the Shurtieff campus.

Registration for the courses will continue in the office of the registrar tonight from 7 to 9:30 and until 5 p. m. Wednesday. Italians Claim U. Battleship Unconfirmed Report Lists Sub Victory.

Off West Africa both political and military aspects warned that any misunderstanding between Britain and Russia migh! have evil consequences on British war production. Churchill, however, declined to speak extemporaneously, insisting he had nothing to add "to the carefully weighed statement I have made on this matter." This referred specifically to an inquiry on how closely British- Russian staff matters were inte- 8 i' a the prime minister added that he "would strongly advise the House not to press these matters unduly at a period which is certainly significant." In tha Fire Destroys Maxeiner Home North of City Wife of Owner Taken to Hospital Suffering From Shock LONDON, Oct. 6, UP) The mklng of a United States battle- hip of the Mississippi in the Atlantic off Freetown West Africa, was reported by the talinn high command in a special ommunique today. There was no confirmation from ny other source for this claim or any indication that United States warships were operating in that area. The communique said the Italian submarine Barbarigo scored four torpedo hits on the battleship pt 2:34 a.

Rome time, today 7-34 p. CFT Monday. The Bnrbarigo, an type, previously hnd been reported by tho Italians to have sunk a United States battleship of tilt- Maryland class near Brazil last May 22. This claim, more than four months later, still has no confirmti- north (if Upr AUo, destroyed by fire yesterday Because of Sabotage Attempts Danish Opposition Denmark Is Said to Have Refused to Join Reich Oct. 6 rising of a state of civil emergency in the important Norwegian coastal district of Trondheim and of Den- marks struggle to escape total engulfment in the Reich.

These reporr- and recent hints of man dfssa Flnland pius Ge litical course of Sweden projected icture of a weakening German grip in the north At least part of the rising op. position stemmed apparently from wnicn Hitler Wfts would and in Norway. Danish that Denmark al- and. JlIoc of yesterday morn- state mg between 4 and 5 o'clock With 5 show for Hitler's New exception of a few articles ofTur- niture and utensils in the kitchen, Gestapo Threat everything in the house was lost co "ncil representing a Dan- A clock saved from the sn functioning independent- had stopped at 4:25 indi- Copenhagen government, that was the hour of the aid the Germans had threatened that unless Denmark came into Maxeiner had been up a bloc th country would be before the fire, having aken over an run by the Ges- headache. He had turn- tapo.

fire. Mr. After 2 SS.S5." was helpless to The Th of two as well as port region. Continued on 1'uge 3, Column LONDON, Oct. A "strong force" of RAF bombers attacked objectives In western Germany last nighf, an authoritative source said today.

It was the third night raid on Germany this month, Fiensburg and the Rhlneland having been the targets in raids last Thursday and- Friday nights. The British lost 10 planes, an Indication on the basis of previous averages that 200 planes made the raid. Other RAF formations swept across the southeast coast in a steady procession during night and attacked the occupied channel oast Air Raid Wardens Honor Roll To help Altonians having scrap available for salvage reach the proper agencies for handling it, the Telegraph will print each evening the roll of precinct uir raid ward organizations entering the salvage campaign, with names, addresses, and telephone num- hf pl Precincts not organized are also included in the without names of captains or other particulars As the precincts organize, these particulars will be inserted People having scrap are asked by City Salvage Chairman O. K. Hope, to telephone their precinct captains or their block svardens rather than his own office which he desires to devote to handlinc unorganized precincts.

Following is the list: Pet. No. Captain 1 Dr. F. M.

Kane 2 James P. Gorman Sam Baker 4 Elmer McKce Cecil Birt 6 Richard Storm 7 C. Heppner Chas. H. Lessner Means organization pending) Address 1 4 Mamie 1260 Slate St.

813 Hawley 1133 W. 9lh 1330 Russell 3310 Belle 8 9 10' 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Telephone 2-152-1 3-3017 3-8072 2-1949 3-7946 3-8957 3-64'M 3-6764 Harry Schlage Paul Armstrong Lou Miller George Cox James Root Lawrence Bean Wm. Miller O. E. Glazebrook Chas.

Smith Wm. C. Stork, sr. Prof. E.

E. List Milton District, Wm. Meltner Fairmount A. V. Federle, 118 E.

Fourth 423 Alby 644 E. 4th Gas Station, 7th Central 3-6955 914 Henry 3 5 4 71 2647 Sidney 1008 Phlnncy 3.3162 1501 Central 3-6452 709 Linden 3-82'-'6 2307 Sanford g.geijs 2(509 College 2720 Bostwick 3-6067 3004 Edwards 3-5100 1301 Milton Road 3-97 Fairmount 3-G825 tion. (The Navy Department in Washington -aaid it had no comment make on the claim.) The Mississippi is the oldest three battleships grouped by th United States as the New Mexic class. They are tho Idaho and Mexico, each tons, and th Mississippi, which wa completed Dec. 18, 1917.

111 (hi! Srrilli if they had Running ft, theTomTof his son Maxeiner, next house I Another Melvin SUpp few contents The neighbors Kaiser Again Does Job That 'Can't Be Done' was OAKLAND, Oct. 6. Shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser has iccompllshed another of those jobs that "can't bo done." This time it was a tank anclintf vessel where there wore 10 facilities for building it. The craft was launcher! 125 dnys after of tho yard bcfjan.

The shipbuilders couldn't contract working docks because there vas no lumber Instead, lii-y dug a hole, iinod it with con- re te and built tho ship on sleds. When it was completed it pulled out by cables. There were no a-anos obtainable to handle the heavy nutierluls for tho ship. "So." said Kaiser, "wo picked up some scrap stool and made three 150-ton cranes in two months ourselves." The ship, which can carry and land tanks, was pro-fabricated in yards and shops throughout tho slate and brought piecemeal (o Richmond for assembling. It was built in 61 days.

"This," said Kaiser, "is one of those jobs that can't be done." Within of most of was under way Bought the the outbuildings. During this battle brisk west wind was their mos valuable helper and none of the buildings were burned. A wash house very close to the main building was saved by fire fighters who kept it soaked with water lite Maxeiner farm is remembered by many as the John Ulrich place where the Ulrich family resided many years before John sold the tarm to the Maxeiners and moved to Upper Alton to reside on Brown street, where he spent the remainder of his life. That was years ago. Suffering from shock incident to the destruction of her home by JIM-, Mrs.

Maxeiner was taken to St. Anthony's Infirmary in Alton where she is sUU a tt )l( cover about half carried by Mr. Vlaxoiner the Northwestern Mu- A Reuter's dispatch from Stockholm quoted Swedish press reports yesterday that 3,000 to 4,000 German soldiurs had been imprisoned for a mutiny at Alta in far northern Norway, and that 17 of" been nn j-oldiers sentenced to death. and lift In the Sale Tax Demand Voiced in Senate WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 Demands for a Sfl 0 lax aroie from Insurance to Hie loss was uul Fire, Insurance cpmpany, a' armor's organization.

John Gulp, of the company Herb willo and Win. Waters, directors, not yesterday afternoon at th- of tho fire (o adjust the loss" Mr. Maxeiner the entire ace value of his policy wiln excep- a Slived from the in Two Men Electrocuted H.UOPOLIS. 111., Oct. 6 I wo construction workers al the Smigamon ordnance plant were electrocuted today when a loading on which they were working cnrno contact with a high tension power line.

Army officials in of the plant reported the victims were Benjamin O. Brook- mim, 20 Springfield, and Chester Blankenship, 29, Edlnburg. The men were standing on some iron pipe betiiK moved by the loading mine at the time of the electrocution which was the first fatal aci-U rtctit at the new plant between und Docatur. members today as the Senate received from its finance committee a gigantic new revenue bill which Secretary of the Treasury Mor- genthau said would 000,000,000 short of Without officially additional yield of the new mW uie, the committee report criticized as too high the 43 per cent normal and surtax rate voted by me House on corporation profits and noted that it had cut the rate to 40 per cent. While the report did not allude to Morgenthau's demand of yesterday for even higher taxes, committee members declared uncertain terms that now taxation would have to be lidded it Morgenthau's goal of $30000,000,000 a year, "and possibly much more," was to bo reached.

The treasury head said the committee-approved bill, combined wilh present taxes, would raise about $24,000,000,000 a year or about $2,000,000,000 less than Chairman George (D-Gu) has estimated. in no something and they bo- Rndcllffe (D-Md) said licvod tho only way could bo raised would be through a sales tax. "We're going to have (o come to that, a straight across-the-boards sales tax," Herring declared..