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ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH Member of the (Established January 20.1888?, SCHOOL BOARD HEARS STEPS OF ORGANIZATION County Superintendent McCrea Explains What Moves Must Be Made in Consolidated District MRS. SAWYER TO BE APPOINTED ALTON, SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1922. 2c Per Copy Board Indicates Action to Be Taken After Hearing Petition from Mann Patrons. Horace Organization of the Alton Community consolidated District Board of Education was affected at a meeting jield last, night at the high school. President Schoeffler, for many years president ot the board, who has been mil of school work for a year because of Mayor Crawford's failure to reappoint him, returned "to harness" and tamed the following committees: Instruction: H.

It. Hewitt, chairman; Late Young, B. H. Bryant. Finance: H.

L. Meyer, chairman; J. corbett, Harry Halton. Building: Late Young, chairman; 11. Bryant, J.

T. Corbett. Rules: H. H. Hewitt, chairman; H.

j. Meyer and Lafe Young. Tlio rules committee is composed of he three chairmen of the ether committees. Mr. Hewitt is also secretary of the board and H.

L. Meyer president pro tern. Tlir, board heard from County Superintendent McCrea the steps necessary to complete organization of the District. AB the district includes territory in Jhree Godfrey and jtVood trustees from each of tho townships will be custodians of school property. Godfrey and Wood River townships already have trustees, bu.t Alton must elect three.

This election may be leld on any Saturday, the county superintendent said. The board decided to leave the question of the election to the July meeting. Each board of trustees must choose its treasurer and from these three the board may choose its custodian of funds, the county superintendent explained. Frank Roberts Treasurer. The board last night oLose Frank Roberts, Godfrey treasurer, "its custo- of funds.

He will immediately 1 take charge of funds. When trusteed Alton township have been elected have chosen a treasurer, another I will he eligible for board treasurer. I The board also named B. R. Kennedy I assistant treasurer, in order to permit him to complete' the report for he had started as deputy I treasurer under the old board.

The Alton board, McCrea explained, is the only authority in Dls- 124 and 119," combined tho consolidation plan. The board I should, he recommended, demand prom the boards in the other two dis- jtricts iin records of property. Those I boards automatically ceased to exist when the consolidated district was established. It took considerable explanation to make clear the township question. The county superintendent said the congressional township is tho school township, in the eyes of the' law, N'hile the political town is not.

Where the boundary lines Of the political town and the- school township do not coincide, the annual election day is the second Saturday in April, and where tho boundaries do coincide, the trustees are chosen at tho regular town the first Tuesday in April. Only those voters in the congressional or school township vote for the superintendent pointed Upper Alton, under tho school plan, voto at Wood River, being a Ipurt of that toWHship. I The trustees of each township, Mr. McCrea pointed out, are custodians of line school property hi their township. I while the trustees really have no and the board is the only au- the property legally and theoretically is vested in the trustees.

He trustees are subject, however, to of the board. All'funds in possession of former of the district will be turned the treasury of the Alton board, superintendent said. districts of more than. 20,000 population, candidates for -trustee bo nominated by petition. Mrs.

Sawyertfo Remain. The board voted on motion of Lafo to empower President Schoef- lo notify the county clerk that election will be held for tho choice three trustees. motion of Young tho board vot- lo instruct Secretary Hewitt to 'KG demand upon secretaries of boards for property records. I'lio hoard received a petition from of the Horace Mann irons' body, asking the reappoint- luent of Mro. Sawyer.

The petition iwas presented by Henry Busso and Beeby. It pointed out that Sawyer is an efficient teacher, in two yeers can qualify for tho pension. 'ho petition was fllefl on motion of Hewitt and the. matter of making a recommendation was left to the induction committee. No action was last night but it was the con- of tho board that Mrs.

Sawyei would be reappointed. Mr. Hewitt the board adopt rule pro- for the roappointment of mar- a women teachers who have irvi-d 20 or more years and need but rew years to qualify for the pension. Impressions of members indicated this action will be taken when Wore Salvation Army Badge, Gets Himself in Jail Ernest Lambert, representing a so colled Volunteer Relief Army, Is under bond for his appearance nt Jer- seyvllle Monday to answer a charge tho Salvation Army will press against, him, of soliciting funds under false representations. When arrested he was wearing a badge of the Salvation Army, Lambert has been soliciting in Alton but here ho refrained from using the Salvation Army insignia.

He merely wore a uniform similar to the Army. denied hero that he 'was getting anything by posing as a Salvation Army worker, but his similar uniform did deceive many. His pickings In Alton were good from tho depth tambourine would be covered with coins after a night's work. The Salvation Army received information from Charles Mombower he had been approached by Lambert Join in a solicitation. Mombowor told the Salvation Army commander here, Ensign D.

W. Wight, that Lorn- bert and ho were going to Jerseyville to solicit funds. Mombower s'aid Lambert had agreed to slit fifty-fifty with him. Wight advised to accompany Lambert on the train ond Wight drove up in an automobile. Lambert put on the Salvation Army badge and went to work.

He was arrested and charged with soliciting money under false pretenses. Ensign Wight asked for a continuance to Monday so the Salvation Army could get behind the prosecution. It is said by Wight that Lambert admitted he had worn the Salvation Army badge boforein soliciting funds. The group represented by Lambert has a place in Alton. WATER RATE INJUNCTION WSOLVED Judge Yager Enters Order on Motion of to Set Aside Restraining Order.

MAYOR OF JUDGE. FITZHENRY Reports That Whole City Council and City Judge Would Have Been Called Up Monday to Court. Judge L. D. Yager today entered an order dissolving tho injunction he Issued against, the Alton Water Co.

to restrain it collecting higher than the compromise rate for water service agreed upon in 1906. This action followed a threat by Judge Fltzhenry of tho United States district court at Springfield that he would considei in contempt of court all who had any thing to do with the injunction. Mayor Crawford, on his return from Springfield yesterday told having been required to give recog nizance In the sum of 500 each for th corporation counsel, Wm. Wilson, and the City EnginesB, J. G.

Crockett, wno been summoned to show cause why they should not be punished fo contempt in procuring an injunction SPECULATION ON TREASURY FEUD STILL GROWING Memorial to President and Anonymous Document Labeled False By Mellon New Developments. WASHINGTON, June ation was rife today as the effect the memorial to President Harding by members of the House upholding the efforts of the Assistant Secretary Dover Treasury-department to reorganize the Internal revenue bureau might have upon the outcome of his controversy with Commissioner Blair, who opposed the reorganization plan. The memorial, which came to light yesterday at the same time that another document, later characterized as "false" by Secretary Mellon was circulated anony mously among members of Congress charging that key positions iu the treasury were -largely hold by Democrats, had not been pre- sehted to the president today and there was no indication of any definite plans for its presentation. In a statement in dorsed by President Harding, Secretary Mellon yesterday characterized as "false" and "the product of selfishly ambitious employes and some discredited former employes'" the document circulated with the memorial and which listed almost 150 officers as key positions, said to.be held by Democrats, many of whom, it was charged, were disloyal to tho present administration. Tho Treasury secretary's statement assorted that the administration for the treasury vas 1 nthe hands of Republicans and governed by Republican policies" and that where Democrats had been held in office it was "because of their qualifications." Commissioner Blair still declined to discuss the memorial to tho president or the treasury situation today and Mr.

Dover had not returned from New York. in the water rate case at Alton. The mayor said that as publisho yesterday, they were given until Mon doy to "purge' themselves" as con tempt by asking dissolution of the in junction issued by Judge Yager. Judge Fitzhenry was quoted by th mayor as saying that he had callei the councellor and the city engineer woh made an affidavit in the injunc tion case, as a preliminary step anil I that he would also have called the Judge of the City Court and all the the members of the city counsel to court, unless the orders of the Fcaoid.i court ar complied with in the time set. Mayor Crawford said that he told Judge Fitzhenry that the view taken here was that the injunction he had issued was directed against the Illinois Commerce Commission and not against the City of Alton, and ho was informed by Judge Fitzhenry that, the injunction applied to everybody alike, and the only recourse the city had to take up a-new caso before trie Illinois Commerce commission.

Another interesting report the mayor brought back was of a statement, made by Arthur Fitzgerald, attorney for the Alton water company, when the mayor quoted as saying that if P. Boynton takes any hand in this matter I will have him put in jail." Mayor Crawford came back impressed with tht idea that it was no use to go before the utilities board again as, he said, he believed it would get the city nowhere, and he says he told Judge Fitzhenry. "That was what we did before and this js what we have landed," the mayor "says he told the Federal judge. He saj's the judge insisted that the city had no other course ofollow tha nto start a new rate case before the Illinois Commerce Commission. It was plainly indicated that legal errors of the Illinois Commerce Commission was what made it possible to get the case into the Federal court and the consequent issuance of the injunction was made possible by those errors.

Before ho filed his motion for dissolution of the injunction In the City court, tho corporation counsel, Wm, Wilson said that a step would bo Bridal down of Blue Twice Used on the Same Day Something old and something now, Something borrowed something blue. Molhpr nnd daughter became brides oday. Both wor 0 the same dress. i blue satin ono the daughter ought a yrar ngo for the mother, but was not. made up until recently, loth mother and daughter planned to ie married.

Both are widows. Tho ifiiiRhtor was about to provide a wed- ling dress for herself when sho dis- 'overrrl her mother had Just made- up hat blue Rc.tln dross. She tried it 311 and declared it was such a good it aim waa going to borrow the blue dross from the mother fo weor for a bridal gown, this afternoon. "But I'm going to be married In it myself, Saturday," tho mot.l\?r declared. "We'll, you can be married In and so will the daughter said 'You are going to bo married in the evening, I'll get married In the after noon," and so it is.

There will bo a double wedding sup per this evening at the home of Mrs Tillie J. Kauffmau No. 6 Delmar Ave nue. It will be for her daughter Mrs Oena McClinl.ock, who became tn bride of Frank White' this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home of Rev Archio Kortcamp of the Pentecosta church. will also be for hersel as Mrs.

Kaufman, the mother, is become the bride this evening of Wl Horn Hurst, a neighbor. They will married by llev. H. D. Johnson the -Elm Street Presbyterian churc at 8 o'clock.

Mr. and Mrs. White will remain fo a few days at the home of Mr. Whit in Upper Alton and after that the will move to the home vacated by th mother, who of course will go to live in the homo of her husband, Mr Hurst, a short distance away frojii the Kauffman home. AGED RESIDENT DIES AT HOME IN ALTON TOD AY Walton Rutledge, for Many Years in Public Service, Succumbs to Weakness of Great Age.

WIFE DIED SHORT TIME BEFORE HIM Tariff Bill 0 Be Held Before Senate Until It Is Passed. WASHINGTON, June Harding was assured by Senator Republican leaders who called toaay at the White House that the tariff bill would held before the Senate until passed. Senator Watson, republican of Indiana, said he told Mr. Harding that had been determined that the Republican senate conference, called for Monday, would vote, to continue with the tariff bill and against laying asld ho measure to take up bonus Belgian War Hero Found Starving. WASHINGTON, June ot (he Belgian embassy was enlisted today in behalf of Lucian Lafayette, Belgian veteran of tho world war, who suffering from hunger and exhaustion was found unconscious yesterday in Pension office park.

Passage in a diary found on La ayette, whoso condition was describ ed as rather critical today at the hospital to which he was taken, indicated that ho had come to the Unit ed States in search of a Belgian sweetheart of pro-war days. "I 11 a Belgian soldier of the French army," one notation in the diary read. "1 have riot eateu in ten days and have no place to sleet'. I have money and no friends. I know 1 will die of hunger.

I will attempt to walk to Chicago, walking twenty miles a day. If death does not overtake me I might be able to obtain a position." Physicians at the hospital said Lafayette's condition indicated he had nothing to eat for at least five days. Was Former Alderman, City Engineer, State and County Mine Inspector i and County Engineer. Walton Rutledge, one of the best known desidents of. Alton, and for many yoars prominent In public life, died this morning at his home, on Fourth and Market streets, after a long period of physlcial disability.

His death follows closely that of his wife, and at the of her death Mr. Rutledge, who had suffered a collapse, did not relaize that his partner of nearly 66 years of married life had passed over. His death was not unexpected and was a happy rolease from suffering. He was born In Haswell, Durham county, England, April 18, 1835, anil came to the United States when he was nineteen years of age. Mr.

Rutledge was In his early days a coal miner in the old mines on the coal branch, at North Alton and it Vas there ho acquired the experience which fitted him for valuable public service to the state in the years to come, various capacities, all of hem connected with the mining industry. He served as county mine nspector for several years and be also held the position of county surveyor of Madison county, for twelve years. For five years was city engineer of the city of Alton and he rendered capable service in that time. Two years he served as a member olt tho Alton city council. For more than thirty years Mr.

Rutledge served the state of Illinois in the capacity of a state mine iu spector. Ha was retained in the service under one governor after another, and he did not give up his state work until old age made It nee essary for him to do so. the Civil war na served in two regiments, first in the 132nd and next Jn. the 144Ui. in both instance; being a first lieutenant.

He had a prominent part in thf framing and passing of tho minim Rents Tied Up in Court Case by Mrs. Mary Rue Dfputy Shrlff Otto Hermann wan serving an Injunction today nnd last evening taken on I. by Mrs. Mary Hue to restrain tho making of any payments of rents to Dr. A.

W. Rue, nor husband, or to liny of his agents. Mentioned In the injunction is Emma Rue, mother of Dr. Rue, who is said to hold the legal title to certain real ORtalo owned by Dr. RUP, or which was owennd by him.

property involved Includes tho building occupied by I IIP Western Union and also that, occupied by the Alton Water moth on Third street. Tho deputy shefirr found hat before he had pd the injunction payments of rents had boon made by some of the ton- an(B. That tenants mentioned nrc Alton Water Dr. Edward Gallagher, Dr. Myrtle Jeans, Western Union Telegraph Dr.

James Coleman and Dr. Dempsey. The deputy says that ho Is unable to serve any processes oo. Dr. Rue as he.

has been unable to find him though Informed from time to time by Alton people that they have seen im in Alton. Tho Information ays comes too late to be of Rprvice tfrs. Emma Rue, the mother, is now Flagstaff, the duty sherlf informed and ho was unable crvo her, cither, but- she is outside ho jurisdiction of the court. Mrs. Marp Rue hopes by the in unction process to cut off her bus and's Income and force him to an wer to her bill for separate main finance sho has filed in the Clrcul against, him.

Many Seek Riverview Park On Hot Night. Last night made Riverview park a favorite place, the heat driving many people from their homes to remain until a late hour on the brow of the bluff where cool breezes were blowing all evening. It was after mid-night before the crowd there had thinned down. One crowd had a talking machine and played to which some danced in the. bandstand.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yeothan and daughter, Miss Helen Yeothan, loft this morning for Englowood, Kansas, to visit their daughter and sister, Mrs. Evan J. Chappee and her now daughter, Rose Mary.

The trip la being made in tho Yeolhan machine. Marriage licenses wer Issued this morning to Ray Bonnoll and Clara Neuhaus; John C. Leech and Lillian Murphy and to Wendell Butler and Margaret Heineman. The by tho instruction com- committee will meet n'eht its session will be' by a meeting of the board. queaUou gf employing marrlei women teachers was discussed and it was disclosed by the superintendent that tho only married women teach era.

other than Mrs. Sawyer, are colored, one of two years' experience, and the other 13. Tho action of the board on the matter probably will provide for the retention of' married women teachers who have but a few years to teach before qualifying tho pension, mid who have given satisfactory service Mrs. Sawyer, It wus Bald, had given faithful service for 24 years. Mr.

McCrea today told tho Tole graph by long distance phono from his office in Kdwards-lllo that Alton will probably bo legally able to fore- Wood River lo hold I ho school trustee election on tho day tlau election. In hold la AlUm. taken very soon to bring about a reopening of the Alton Water rate case by the Illinois Commerce commission. Mr. Wilson said that all he asks is to be left alone by the city council, with no offers at compromiso and he would give assurance that the Illinois Commerce commission would take steps to revise the rate schedule which is to be, effective under injunction order of Judge Fltzhoury.

William P. Boynton said today that notwithstanding the threats of Arthur Titzgerald, Springfield attorney, he would go on with request for a re- tearing. Ho said that his idea is that local organization be formed to elect a treasurer, who will pay out actual expense of carrying on the case. The city council will doubtless authorize the counselor to represent the city and the two will proceed with request for a new hearing of the water ruin caso before the Illinois Commerce Commission. Six Killed In Wisconsin Storm.

GLENWOOD CITY, June Rapid progress was being made today la clearing away ovideiiees of the tornado that swept through sections of ID western Wisconsin, Thursday night, causing six deaths, in juries to scoro.s of porsoo.s and hundreds of thousands pionelury loss. AAdilional reports oarly today did no change the total of fatalities although there still remained a HSW isolated districts that had not reported previously. Tho death list may be swelled however, as several of the Injured are in a critical condition. Electric Fans are Hard to Get. Electric fans wero scarce- iu tho Alton stores today.

C. C. Bristow said today that the stock carried by his firm was exhausted because of the great demand duo to tho hot weather, and that when a buyer was sent to St. Louis to round up some, it was found that the supply there was short too. ASSESSMENTS ON BELL PORPERTIES SHOWNBY BAER Statement Issued by Local Manager Gives For Six Years From 1917 to 1922.

SPECIAL TAX JAM AT WOOD RIVER MAYBEFIXEDUP Attorney for Former Administration Expresses Belief That Tangle Can Be Unsnarled. laws of Illinois which formed basis of mining legislation in othe states. He was an honorary mem ber of the Mine Inspectors Institut of America, a member of the Gram Army of tho Republic. For many years he had booh a member ot th Masonic fraternity holding member ship in Piasa lodge at. Alton and was also a member of Belvidere com mandery, Knights Templar.

He was the first president of th board of trustees of the village North Alton, now a part of Alton. Mr. Rutledge was a good musician and was especially skillful in playin the violin. Old timers recall that i the olden days, there would seldon be a social gathering in the North Side that would be without some musical background furnished by Walton Rutledge. He was a kindly, courteous, friendly man and he was known as a good citizen, an upright man in every particular, and he was held in tho highest esteem by all who him.

The children surviving are Wm. A. Rutledge of St. Louis, E. E.

Rutledge and Miss Ella Rutledgo of Alton, J. J. Rutledge of Urbaua, 111., Mrs. Zeb Lapelle and Herbert W. Rutledge of Washington, D.

C. The funeral of Walton Rutledge will be hold Wednesday morning at 0:30 o'clock from tho home. The distant members of the family are expected to be here. Mrs. O.

S. Arnett and son Junior ot East Fifth street left this morn- Ing for Chicago to spend the weekend visiting with her stor, Mrs. W. F. Applegate.

Prof, and Mrs. Swopo will return homo tomorrow from St. Louis nnd other Missouri 1'olnts, where (hoy have been visiting for the past woeks. QUICK AS A RAPIER ts the action IB Rafael SahaUiH's exciting, exhilarating novel of tha French revolution. "SCARAMOUCHE" which IB THISPAPEB MONDAY, JUNE 19 II you'va ever hated.

If you'vd ever felt pain. If you've ever (ought. If you've ever lovod. If you'va ever known a If you've ever Tou will live over again every emotion that a human being In capable of while you follow the adventures of Unl's prlnco of First Chapter Monday, June 19 Boy Scouts Complete Organization by Election. first meeting of the new Board of Directors was held last evening at Scout.

Headquarters. Tho following offiifficers were elected. Ebon Roii- gers wore reelected president, first vice president J. F. McGinnis, second vice president.

Dr. D. L. Uold and third vice president, C. 10.

Bonner of Wood River. E. W. Joesting was reelected treasurer, and H. .1.

A Gerard Scout Commissioner. C. C. Stewart Scout i'Jxeiuftivc. The following deputy commissioners won? appointed Hugh Horstman, F.

Tuoni- nilor, Dr. H. C. Campbell, P. W.

Zer- wokh, and T. P. Kggiuann of Wood Hiver. Tho follo.wing standing com mittees wero appointed. Finance.

A. W. Sherwood, Chairman, O. George, 1 R. L.

Jackson. Emergency Committee, Ebon Rod- gel's, 11. J. A. Gerard and L.

J. ll.ari- inann. Camp Committee, Or. D. Reid, chairman, II.

J. A. Gerard, O. 10. George, Kliink, Carl Megoii, Dr.

Williamson and Wm. Kramer. Court Honor, P. W. Zerwckh, chairman, Rev.

Daly, Hastings, Dr. Walton, W. C. Feldwisch, Carl Hartman J. B.

Muxfleld, Dr. Williamson. Harvey Harris, W. Curtis, Dr. Pfo.lffenbergor, II.

L. Lowry, Goo. Ilitcher, W. D. Armstrong, D.

R. Crab- true, J. U. MuAdams, H. J.

A. (Itrurd. Gllson Brown. Rev. C.

C. Smith, f. C. Tuommlor, Dr. H.

C. Campbell and Hugh Horstmann. Dr. W. W.

Holland, (ravelling superintendent of the Standard Oil who has been here for a week visiting the Wood River Refinery in which he was formerly assistant superintendent under S. A. Beach, is said Wood River people-to have been conducting an extensive inquiry into the tangle which has been developed in the special Improvements accounts at Wood River. The village, government has matters by demanding a naccounting from the former president, S. A.

Beach and from the form or village treasurer, Mr. Manning. Mayor Nagel of Wood River waa asked today as to what developments there wero jn tho tangle at. "Wood River and he said that one conference had been hold with the former village officials and that another would be held In a few days. Thomas Williamson, who was corporation counsel for the former administration, was in Alton today and wns asked as to what, would be the outcome of the troubles there.

He said that matters would be adjusted as soon as it. was possible to find our. just what was needed to be adjusted. He said that the audit of tho records if the village had not. been as complete as will be necessary to determine what must be done.

He declared that it Is the view of the former village officers that there is plenty of assets to pay liabilities and that there is a wrong impression as to what the condition of the records really is. He said that the "old" and the ro- had not been separated in the audit and that it would require a separation before any conclusion could be reached. He also said that there was cash in hand turned over to tho present administration that was not taken into account. Mr. Wll- llam.son said that there is no doubt there was a looseness in the keeping of records and that some who had paid had not boon given credit 'hernfor, but he thought Hiat would be out.

all right. "It will emphasize the rule that everybody should keop receipts when they pay taxes," Mr. Williamson said. ERROR MADE IN 1920, HE HOLDS Says Affidavit of Assistant Assessor, Telling of Mistake, Has Been Ignored by Review Board. W.

J. Baer, local manager of the Bell Telephone company, issued a statement, today showing tho tax assessments against, that company the past two years, and the Central Union and' Illinois Bell for four years. The statement was Issued as a refutation of reports from Edwardsville regarding the assessments against the properties, In which it was Intimated that the Board of Review may make an investigation. history ot assessments for tho city of Alton for years both before and subsequent to 1920," the statement said, "will show that an error was made." The error, Baer points out, was in assessment against the American Bell Telephone company. In and prior to 3920, assessments were made against both the Central Union and Lhe American Bell, the latter company hoidmg the patent rights on instruments.

When those expired all properties became listed under the Illinois Bell Telephone company, but one assessment was made. In 1019, the statement says, the assessment against the. Centraj Uhioft was $65,010, and against the American Bell $4,830. In tho following year 1920, tho assessment against the Central Union was $68,420, that against the American Ball $65,010. The increase in the assessment against the American Bel! was more than $60,000.

The statement shows that the figure for the American Bell in 1920 was identical with that for the Central Union in 1919. This was the error referred to, it is pointed Greeks Found Guilty of Manslaughter. Mrs. W. A.

Bodo has returned from fcix wooliii slay in St. Louis and has brought huino with hr-r Hon, nor grnnd daughter, who will make ber borne here, By Associated Press. QUICY, Guilty ofi manslaughter, was tho verdict return-! ed by the jury lato yesterday afternoon in tho caso of tho (1 rooks charged with the murder of Kdwtirds La.slil>rook, sheriff of Schuylor county, on April 24. Tho jury was out JUKI LM hours. Twice it was sent back hncauso of faulty verdicts, in two instances the jury sookiiiK to fix tho punishment under tho vordict.

Tho court called their attention to tho instructions which various forms (if vor- dic.ls fur thom to follow, according to tholr HnfllriK.s, but they did nol seem to understand. Finally tho judgo called them in a third limn and instructed' them that if they found verdict of murdor they must also fix tho punishment but If was manslaughter the court would fix the penalty and then made a proper re out. Mr. Baer asserted that affidavits of Berner, assistant assessor at that time, are available, which de- clare an'error was made In 1920. He intimated these have been ignored by the Board of Review.

The table issued by Baer shows' that the total for 1931 and 1922 is greater thaji in 1917, 1918 and 1919, and below only the figure of 1919, which wag $133,430, when the error in the assessment! for instruments, against the American Bell is. alleged to have been made. Mr. Baer's statement, with the accompanying statement follows. The history of assessments for the City of Alton for years, both before and subsequent to 1920, will show that an -error was made.

The following table shows tho full appraised valuation upon which the company paid taxes for the years 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, and also the valuation made upon the property by the assessor for the year 1922. This table clearly establishes'the abnormal situation in the year 1920. 1917 $62,574 6,885 Year C. IT. A.

B. I. B. Total 1917 $62,574 6.8S5 69,459 1918 65,010 4.R30 69,840 65,010 69,840 3920 68,420 65,010 133,430 1921 $74,640 74,640 1922 74,640 74,610 Emmerson Denies Arrest for Speeding. By Associated Press.

SPRINGFIICLP, June of State Louis L. Kmmerson, at homo in Mount Vernoon today, expressed indignation at statements said to have, boon made by a deputy blioriff in Peoria county that he believed ho hud arrested Mr. Kmmer- son for speeding last Saturday. Mr. has boon at his homo in Mount Vornoii for tho last days.

"I am a crank on strict compliance with tho automobile laws of the state," Mr. Emmerson said, "and object, strenuously to this false insinuation that I exceeding the speed limit." The man arrested, the secretary said, was II. W. llaiwoi) of hi.s office and although Mr. Hunuou told the deputy sheriff his namo and address, tho deputy insisted that was Mr.

Km- morson and was trying to avoid publicity. Tho deputy released Mr. Hanson without preferring any charges against him. Sonio newspapers car- riod tho deputy's statement that he believed ho had arrested Mr. Km- morson.

turn. Tin; vordict finds the entire U91 men guilty. Fair longlht and BO warm toulght, tomorrow; Socialists May Oppose LaFolette. By Associated Press. MILWAUKKK, Jlino socialists in states convention here will continuf! thoir battle today to decide upon the of placing a candidate In the lield to oppose Senator Lu Follotte in tho fall election.

Tho convention argued all day yes- tertluy and into the night on tho- question lioforo it udjuurnod for 12 hourfl. Ono faction that tho pur. ty plnro fill) lickoi. indiulint? candidate for senator in Mold. Tho other fai (ion, lu'adnd by Victor Hei'B- not i er, took tlio stand Unit no opposition to La FolK'te should bo.