Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 1

EVENING ALTON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1925 Member of The Associated Press) WATER USERS TO BE MADE TO PAY ORJiflJIftTER Wood River City Council to Take Drastic Action Against Delinquents Who Are Behind in Bills. I lABIUTYTPOLlCY ON CITY EMPLOYES Proposal to Dispose of Water Plant to Private Interests Not Given Favor by Council. Radio Conversation With MdcMillan Arctic Party Carried on From Chicago Expedition Answers Query of Newspapr Men From Station Attempt to be to Transmit Vocal Messages, city ilUl'XB. VOTERS DIVIDED INTO 3 DISTRICTS FOR SITECHOICE Boundary Lines Announced for Horace Mann, High School and McKinley Voting Areas. City News Briefs The city ot Wood River Is having trouble'collecting its water bills buy a tho water from Vn Oil Co.

and resells It to th -s taking service from th There has been no hard nn fasTeriforcement of the rule for dip continuanco of service sumcrs do not pay up. There is to be a change now according to a vote taken at the city council In Wood River at Its regular meeting last night Ho who does not pay up may expect to be deprived of water service The necessity of borrowing lome money to tide over city finances until the tax money came In brought up the discussion to make an effort to everything duo to the city and XtSKi tTre'ary. Au 4-For te Urn, 7n history McGee at the key and the successful trannnlHlon and re- the same wave length of 40 ceptton of messages to and from the heard faintly some plaintive phono Arctic Polar Area was recorded here graph melodies. ate last night and early this morning I when tho MacMlllan Arctic expedition CHICAGO, Aug. Conversation by answered a query of newspapermen I rn( ji between Chicago and tho Mac from Station 9 The expedition, Ionian Artio expedition completed, located at Etah, Greenland, approxl- a tt mpt will be made to carry on vo matoly 3,700 miles north of Chicago cal measn CB between the points nex aa the crow flies, clearly heard th I -Wednesday at p- eastern time message and within IB minutes the an vocn effo set for las 7n6 pliinneu vociii euuii.

swer care booming through the Arc- prevcntcd by adverse weath tie spaces nnd wastes scarcely hind- con( ntlons but messages in cod ered by static and adverse weather exchanged. Lieut. Commande McDonald, president of th Operating on a low-wave length of Radl6 Corporat i th 40 metres and 1,000 watts, Station' dm to i A. the Zenith The districts Into which the schoo XN of tho Zenith Radio Corporation a Bcvero snowstorm ha (1 st rlct has been divided ore describe 11 t' "FV McDOH" I ..1,1 Vin VlV THREE QUESTIONS ON BALLOT, TOO Propositions to Buy Site, Locate School and Erect Building to be Before the Voters. Improvements Hotel Stratford.

Among tho improvements made re- cently at Hotel Stratford, are sample rooms, just completed and occupied for tho first tlmo yestcrflny. The rooms are for tho convenience of commercial men In displaying their goods to tho local merchants. The rooms nro located In the basement of the hotel and are constructed so as to give good ventilation and light, as well as privacy. Long tables have been arranged for the merchandise to be displayed and tho rooms are equipped with every convenience the showing of the various kinds of goods. Street noises, annoying to many display rooms, nre excluded here and complete privacy is assured.

Wm. Feldwlscli nobbed of Spare Tire William H. Feldwlsch, Insurance mnn, reports the loss of a brand new auto tiro which wan taken Sunday i mi i ill intiKmnrm SISTER THINKS TEACHER TOOK i HER OWN LIFE Miss Stallman Had Been Acting Queerly for Some Time Although Mind Was Thought Normal. Hail and Snow Set Records For August Weather i RIHHB 1 Voting In the election next Saturday to choose a site for the proposed new high school building will bo by dls trlcts There will bo three polling places, one for each district, at Horace Mann, High and McKlnley schools Persons must vote by district. The districts Into which the schoo weighted and clogged his antennae, (herewith, prevented the telephonic effort until vo ters called their president, E.

F. McDonald, who is with the Mac- tea tne I8lepnt)nlu Kllull Millan expedition, at 12:20 a. cast- com lons were more favor ern standard time. The radio crash of 1 international code was Immediately acknowledged with McDonald." LETTERS POINT TO MURDER THEORY Most of Scrawled and Printed Notes Attacked Former Cincinnati School Principal. HUtU vi i night from the spare rim on tho back of his auto after the thleC hnd en terjed the garage.

Lincoln Special All Dolled Up. Tho Lincoln special which goes through Alton on the C. A. northbound at 9:20 p. passed through last night with a string of bright By Associated Press.

MATTOON, Aug. and Mrs. Thomas Sen man, brother-in-law I able. Despite the disappointment of among the Items due the city were a number of unpaid, water service bills. The subject of sale of Wood River's water system to outside interests was Brought up after having been laid over from a Previous meeting.

City Coun- Mlor Manning explained that he has investigated the matter and found that the city could not transfer its system due to the fact that most ot the mains were laid down and paid lor by property owners. A municipal water plant was sug- cested, but no action was taken na the majority of the councilmen seemed to fever the present system of water at a meter rato from the Stand, trd Oil refinery and retailing It to consumers. The Wood River city council adopted a resolution that the city should take out liability insurance for all Us Sty employees, including official. In the water department and the pc.Ice department. Tho rates for the differ- departments will vary according to the salary paid and the hazard but th- entire Insurance bill of the city will bo something like WOO per year.

Recently Charles Gibson, an em- I employee on street re-pair Job. claimed to have been Injured when a tar wagon wns pushed ngainst him. Gibson's claim gainst the city was not acted on at last night's meeting on tho recommendation of Dr. C. N.

Pence, health officer, but was. laid over until further inves- Dr Pence in a communication to the council agreed to include in his duties as health officer the duty of Riving a physical examination to all city employes when they begin working. No charge will be mnde ngainst swered Prior to the'transmission of Arctic explorers replied. VOLUNTARY RAIL MERGER FAVORED BY PRESIDENT Consolidation Regarded as Solution of Transportation Problems by Mr. Coolidge.

CRISIS LIKELY IN ANTHRACITE PARLEYTODAY Climax in Negotiations Expected This Afternoon With Breakdown of Conference in Prospect. By Associated Press. It should be recalled by the school district is of greater extension than city, and jlty limits should not be contused with the district limits. The following description of the vot ing districts was furnished by the Bonrd of Education: McKinley School District: All persons living within a boundary line which begins at the where Dan forth street, if extended, would touch the river; and extends cast to the in lerscction of tho Chicago Alton rail road; north nlong the Chlcngo Alton tracks to the city limits; then.ensl to the Wood River township line, nnd then north to the limits of the' school district. High School District: all new red cars.

The cars ore equipped on tho interior nnd have comfortable reclining chairs. The new cars attracted considerable at tention as they passed through Al ton for the first time last night. to Collect Dog The police department has ptarte a vigorous campaign against the un licensed canines of the city. All own ers of record of dogs have been glv en notice that they must pay thcl licenses promptly. So far they hav been slow in coming In.

No furthe notice will be given and those not paying their license will be brought into court on summonses In a few days In the near future a check of the houses will be made by a special officer to determine whnt doc owners nd Bister of Miss Cora Stallman, 48, vhose body wns found in a cistern on Irs. Senmnn's farm on Saturday are be questioned by Charles Fletcher, Coles county prosecutor. They re- urned last night from' Cincinnati, vhore the funeral was held yesterday. S. Schilling, the coroner, and Tom'McNutt, the sheriff, nre Invest! gating tho death.

They said every effort would be made to ferret out the writer or writers of the threatening and scurrilous letters, which members of.the Seaman household nnd neighbors received during the last year. Aug. By Associated Press. CHICAGO, Aug. i largo ns eggs, miow, floods, violent thundn-Rtorms nnd cool weather have found mention In August's weather chronicle In place of tho usual record of skyrocketing temperatures.

Hull was reported In pe.vernl Mid Western states on Monday, causing considerable damage to tho tobacco crop In parts of Kentucky. Know fell for five minutes over nn nrcn. of several squrire. miles nenr Amborc, and was followed by a damaging hall. From tbe southwest came word of dnmnge by flood waters, of tbe Rio Grande river.

From BO to 1,000 acres of tobacco were destroyed by hall In the vicinity of Lnxlng'ton: the loss being estimated nt more than A small loss wns sustained by corn nnd other crops. The hnll lasted for' less than nn hour but was so heavy that It remained on the ground for a halt hour In some places. Detroit, scene of destructive rain Booze Traffic Apparsntljr Takes on New F.orm,| With River Utilized for, Safe Travel. THREE MEN ARE HELD UNDER BOND; on Friday, again was visited by violent wind and thunderstorm. For two hours rain and hall pelted a portion of the business area, flooding hundreds of basements nnd filling the.

persons living south of Danforth street have pa ti, i licenses few city by Dr. Pence for this work other than bis regular snlnry. Owing to tho low condition' of the city's finances it was found necessary to authorize the city treasurer to borrow $5,000 until the tax money comes in to be used from time to time as was needed. There was not enough money on hand last night to pay bills Economy wns frequently referred to during the course of the meeting and efforts to collect outstanding bills were mnde. It wns reported that out of 18 insurance men doing business in Wood River, 9 from Alton nnd 9 from Wood River only one haft paid his Insurance tax.

It wns voted to send notices to the defaulting insurance men. Wnter Commissioner Hamilton reported that miuiy water consumers failed to pay their old water bills or their current bills. He was ordered to send out a ten day notice nnd shut off "the water of nil consumers who do not pay their bills. The American Legion asked for nn exception In paying Its water bill of $2.25 per month. After some discus'' -Uon the request wns allowed with the, provision that should the lon brill in tho future be rented to tenants thnt the IcnnntB must pay water bills.

One alderman Bald that It wns netting a bad precedent to give the Legion free wnter service as many others would also make claim for free water. It was shown during the discussion that the churches were getting free water service. One councilman suggested that If tho city's funds were low tho street improvement work should be held up. Alderman Getting said that most of the street work undertaken wns ncces snry, and that it should be proceeded Tlio application of Frank Polegrlno for a soft drink license was referred to thu police committee. Bids wens opened for the widening of Wood River avenue between ITcrgu son nnd Lorena avenue by 2Vj feet 01 each Bide.

The three bids mibmittet were Klenstra $984, not Inc.Uullnt, lumcnlte cement; Charles Roll), $00 and A. F. H. Andrews, $1200. It wa voted to delay letting the contract in til next council meeting when discussion arose UN to whether the work should be done with or without curbing.

Th 1 salaries of nbseiit cniincllmen will I' 1 pnld. it. voted, when they lire kejit from meetings through raiiKrs beyond their control, or from illness. The pnlici; committee reported 24 nm-fUi In Tim win" I lax providing f.ir n. license fur Hty motor vehicles was read nnd mlopti'd.

The nrrtlnnncR pay city workmen Immediately rompMlnn of the Jobs tiny w- was rem but was not when City Coun SWAMPSCOTT, Aug. Voluntary consolidation ot railroads In President Coolidge's opinion, woul pave, the way to tho solution of th transportation problem. While he has refrained from con mltting himself on the proposal th president Is watching with interes the efforts of the Van Swearingen In tcrests to receive Interstate Commerce Commission approval of their merger plnn. He believes that settlement of the points at Issue will make it possible for other transportation systems, now at sea as to whether they can proceed with consolidations, to definitely proceed with their programs. Mr.

Coolidge, who In the past has advocated voluntary consolidation where ever advisable, Is of the opinion that In this way the vexing rate problem can bo solved. Transportation charges, he believes could then be fixed at a level which would enable large operating systems to make a fair return on their entire business and would do away with the present conditions, where some lines aro making nn enormous profit, while others are making none. By Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, N. Aug.

Anthracite scale negotiations will be broken off resumption of the wage scale conference hero this afternoon "barring unforseen developments," according to an opinion voiced by a high and east of the Chicago Alton rail road and west of the Wood River township line, within the city limits. Horace Mann District: All persons residing east of the Wood River town ship line and within the limits of the district. The Wood River township line runs directly north and south, at a point one block west of Mills avenue and strikes the western terminus of Edwards street. The line also bounds Prank Played on Residents. Residents in the vicinity of the C.

A. freight house'at Fifth and Piasa streets were disturbed at 2 a. m. by several- loud explosions which seem ed to be the discharge of revolver shots. An investigation was made by the police who came to the conclu slon that some one had put dynamite signal caps on the railroad aa a prank for no further purpose than Miss Anna Stallman, 48-year-old former Cincinnati school principal and cultured student, took her own life iy polaon or was murdered Is ns much mystery as it was Inst Sntur- ay when her body was found In the stern on the farm of her sister, Mrs.

homas Seaman, near here. Three days of investigation of the many and perplexing angles of the ragedy have thrown no light on the motive for the death. Finding nnd telphering' of notes found with the ody served only to complicate the wnrrtu Etreei me iinu 1 Rock Spring Park. The line also, for to frighten people and that they wer shori distance. Is coincident with 1 sse among the a break wa.s np.t,; Anthracite operators, on today.

for Francis avenue. The ballot will Include three ques tions in addition to the choice of aj site. These are: exploded as a freight over them. TWO MCMILLAN Two Foreigners Arrested for Transporting Booze StlmacH nnd Frnnlc Benlkl i ver were arrested yesterday Rt p- by Cme of Police Wllkening on Madison avenue, Wood River, after tho chief ot police drove alongside of the Buick touring car nnd spotted a gallon Jug of whitcmulo which had not been sufficiently covered to keep It concealed. Chief AVllkenlng put the drivers under nrrcst nnd took them before Police Magistrate Wilson where they gave bond of $400 each in the Police Court on two charges of transporting the meeting, expressed full determlna tion to uphold at all costs the dignity of their scale committee against the challenge they felt John L.

Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers America, had i-aised against it. Anthracite scale negotiations are cheduled to reach their first climax his afternoon. Samuel I. Warriner, chairman of he anthracite operators conference, and W. J.

Richards, another veteran of past negotiations, whose presence fohn L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, requested, probably will not be here. Mr. Lewis asked them to appear beginning today, asserting that the "lesser executives" which operators had sent to represent them made agreement Impossible. Mr.

Warriner formally replied last night that the anthracite industry would stand on its scale committee as already coVstituted. It Is now regarded as Mr. Lewis move and breaking off of present ne gotlatlons Is believed likely. Itho'rlzatlon to erect a school. These questions will carry on a majority vote.

They will be voted on as "for" and "against." The site choice will be mnde by placing an before the voter's choice. Obviously, a vote for a site and not on tho other three questions will be useless, because a site will bo of no use. unless he erection and location of a build- ng and purchase of the site are Voters are urged by the Board of Education to remember this and vote on nil propositions. The polls will be open from 1 to 6 nunuiens UL U.ICIL-H.I-,,..:, streets with 18 inches of wnter. The I hall was bnlf nn ich thick.

At Indlnnapolls tho mercury dropped 2G degrees to 58, when hail ns largo ns marbles showered the city for a halt hour. Outside of the flooding of basements little damnge re- sulfVl. Two hundred soldiers from Fort Bliss, El Paso, have been ordered out to assist farmers and reclamation service employees' In fighting the Rio Grande flood in the lower valley cotton fields. Phoenix, where the mercury registered 102 was the leading hot weather point. Elsewhere temperatures in the fifties, sixties and seventies predominated.

nngle. Mrs. Senmon, who with her hus- p. at the three schools named. There will be two Judges and a clerk on duty at each voting place.

ASSEMBLED WASHINGTON, Aug. of the navy pjnnes with the MacMillan Arctic expedition have been assembled at Etah. Greenland, and a successful flight with one of them was made for 30 minutes last night. Haynes Note to Quit, Coolidge's View By Associated Press. SWAMPSCOTT, Aug.

was reiterated today at the summer white house that President Coolidge understnnds that Roy Haynes will continue as prohibition commissioner despite persistent reports that he might resign. Tho president has received on offl- Stranded Family Cared For By Associated Charities The Associated Charities has undertaken to work out the problems of the family who were living in an automobile at Rock Spring park. It was decided to assist the family on its way. Action was taken immedl- lately by the Associated Charities or' fennlzatlon as soon as tho plight of family was brought to its atten tion. In this connection it may be said that much better results can be ob talned In cases of destitution, if those discovering tbe siatuaion will make State Humane Society to Meet Here Next Month A call has been issued for the state convention of tho Illinois Hu I HO IJICBlllUllL ji a i liquor and having It in their possss- tn OI mn tlon of any change in en- slon.

The automobile wns also seized cm -taillng Mr. rand took the body to Cincinnati for burial yesterday, Is confident her sister committed suicide. She hnd been nctlng quecrly for some time, although it was not suspected that her mind had become so seriously affected, Mrs. Seamon said. Important to the murder theory nre some 30 scrawled and printed letters, most of them attacking Miss Stallman In pome way, which were sent to her.

to her sister and to Boss Lilly, a tenant farmer living on Mrs. farm a mile nnd a half away. Some of Nnlcs Some of these notes made public by F. S. Schilling Coles County coroner, were partly undecipherable.

One of them said "You nre as common as dirt and a regular snob. Your horse Is a nuisance and keep him where he belongs." Another read: "We felt sorry when wo saw you cry nnd felt we made a mistake to make a goat of you. We nre on our way to Chicago and want to say three times some one has followed your buggy out ot corn field." One note, believed to refer to written demands for money, said: "Look under your front door for the check. So sorry we made a goat of you. When R.

saw you crying he was sorry, too. You happened to bo the NEW ATTEMPT TO HOLD MEETING VNLLBEMADE East Alton Seeks Quorum Hartford Police Give Chasa to Fourth Man and Fire at Him, But He Makes Escape. A 22 foot motor boat, number XCfifiG. sakl to usoil In rum running between the Missouri and Illinois shores for tbe pas'- f'' months, which wns spotted nnd confiscated Sunday by liartfunl yesterday afternoon wns fmvul on dry land, with an nuto truck as motive power, to the Ilnrltord city hall, where it is on exhibition. At tha same time, Isaac Briggs, William A1I- rcd nnd Charles Manna, who are inspected with having operated the boat nnd of having been engaged in rum running, are held under bonds given In the office of H.

C. Painter, Hartford police magistrate. The charges vary from Intoxication to possession of liquor, there belns several complaints. Assistant. State's Attorney Btreeper was called Into case this morning by the Hartford nli- horlties and he instructed the Hartford authorities to put the men under idditlonal bond ot $5,000 for the state.

City bonds provided by thf, accused men are Briggs. Allred, 5900 nnd Manse, J300. In the city cases three men asked for a change ot venue from Police' Magistrate II. C. Painter of Hartford to Police Magistrate John Bowle.r of Roxana nnd their request was granted.

trial wns set for tomorrow, but tho cnses of the two other men hnve not yet been set down for trial. According to the Hartford officials, a very active business wns done between Hartford nnd the Missouri Point In the transportation of liquor, across state lines. The liquor supply would be in one stnte and the custom- Transact Business at I cr and the salesmen would be in the Tvi Ihnart onr-HPT-fl ill Council Session. nane Society which is to be held in he city of Alton Wednesday, Sep- ember 23. Tho calls for being sent out to those who are Interested in work of this society.

The convention will last one day, the morning nnd afternoon to be devoted to discussion of problems connected with The regular meeting of the Bast Alton village council is looked forward tonight with considerable anticipation owing to the uncertainty of developments. Mayor Sander the of llSCuStilUII jjiuiMvino work and there will be a public meeting In the evening. The call 1 Is signed by Mrs. II. M.

Schweppe, nnd it was she who selected the dote for the meeting ns it will be full moon goat. Tho day Boss thrashed so we plclied you again. We are even with Bosa Lilly now but think we got at It wrong. We thought we would get some money. Sorry we scared you so much.

We expected it, but now we nre on our way to Chicago. Four men nnd two women. Sorry we made simp out of you. Since no reward tl)e first time nor by nny of your dch peo Reference to three men and two women was made in another note ul will attempt to get the three comicilmcn R. P.

Thompson, W. A. Hnle and Roy Ford to nttend the meeting tonight in order thnt a quorum to nllow bills and appoint a chief of police may be secured. No business can be done unless the councilmen attend. The three councilmen nre now out on bonds of $500 along with ex-police magistrate O.

O. O'Brien, charged with conspiracy to detent the village administration In not attending three previous council meetings the village. There is much speculation as to whether they will attend tonight, voluntarily or by force. The guesses are about equally divided as to whether they will nttend or not nnd whnt nc- tlon may be tnken by tbe opposite side to compel them to nttend remains In doubt. Various stntements were attributed by W.

A. Hale, one of the absentee councilmen that he would be unable to nttend tonight, but this report is denied by friends of Hnle, who declare that Hale has made no declaration ns to whnt action he intends to take in regard to tonight's meeting. other. In addition, those engaged in the rum runlng business would be enabled to duck back nnd forth between the two states in the motor boat nlonr the river nnd In tills manner they had little difficulty In avoiding arrest by state nnd local officials. Sunday afternoon the suspicion of R.

Kesslnger, Hartford village mai- sbal, was directed ngainst the thrco men who were put under arrest nnd a fourth mnn who escaped nnd who name Is not now known. Kesslnger called tbe nid of several village.trus- tees nnd nlso City Clerk J. A. Wright. The village officials patrolled the river bank until the boat wnn landed nml the men inside got out and tied It up.

for the meeting as it will be full moon scrawlcd on a Humbolt bank check, nnd there will be opportunity to show i ch as signed "John, Fred, Pete the visitors a beautiful view here at nnd tw() rlg night. Miss Stallman last Friday said she immediate report to Iforcement policy curtailing and the owner was required to give a owers has taken bond of 63,200 to guarantee that it )o would not be used in illicit liquor traffic In the future. Tho trial of the cases wns set for August 10. elor Manning advised against It. He nld it was setting a dangerous pre- edent to pay bills without the action of the council in a body.

A motion wns mnde and passed thnt he city should get more concrete losts nnd more street signs to finish he work of putting up tho names of ho streets throughout the city. It wns moved that tha two fire bells formerly used for curfew nnd fire i-aliH should be taken down from their stands because they were rickety and dangerous. The bells have not been In use for many years, being replaced Mr. the however, that administration the Volstead Inw now is In the innds of Mr. Andrews and he should jo given a free hnnd to make such shifts in personnel and changes In ns he deems desirable.

by the Standard Oil refinery whistle A plat of tho Mclntosh addition wns submitted and accepted nnd an ordinance was adopted providing for the the Mclntosh wnter system. An autograph machine was ordered on request of Water Commissioner Inmilton who said that ho needed It hlH department for a systematic making of wnter bills nnd for num- and cheeking up on them. The new wheel tax passed by tha Is an Important move mndo 15 tho elty to Jncreime Its revenue. provides for an annual license of 53 for rin-H 25 horse power Hiieh as FonlH, nnd over that horse, power. One ton nnd a half trucks nnd under will be taxed $5 per 5'ear mid those over that tonnage will be tnxod $10.

TliiHsos largo conveyance motor vehielc-H will be taxed ut a flat rato of. annually. Arsht Bros. Lease Conley Building The Conley building at Broadway and I'lasa street formerly occupied by the Alton Store hns been secured by Barney Arsht of tho Hub Furniture it wns announced todny. The building will bo occupied Sept.

1G nrtd nil three floors will bo used by the Arsht Brothers. They plnn to enlarge their business and promise rin up to date furniture store. Barney will leave Monday for Chi cago nnd will buy ut market greti tstoelc store which they hope tho furniture for the new to make one the Associated Charities instead ot attempting to render independent help. The officers of tho Associated Charities view it that the organization is hero for that purpose and that tho helping of those in need should be delegated by the people in general to that body. Son Visits Father's Home in Airship, Last Night Lieut.

Douglas Johnston with a big dirigible from Scott Field, wan maneuvering over Alton last night and bad a visit with his father, nnd over his father's hcuise, with many hundreds of feet intervening between the son and father. Lieut. Johnston WHK out with class 06 students who are studying aviation, and Incidentally he cruised this way. He showed wonderful control over the ship, nnd attracted much attention as lie worked it around the neighborhood where his father and mother. Ur.

and Mrs. Jomes Johnston, live. Ho passed directly over his father's house and the father, running out, found his son Signs Guide Visitors at City Hall Large notices were put up at the city hall building this morning in the front nnd on the stairways reading City Clerk and Mayor's olllces upstairs lua on third floor." The signs were re- sl lllnuin remained at her sister quired because of the frequent don- fusion of cullers rvt the city hall who did not know how to rcnch the offices of the city officials upstairs. Miss Stallman last Friday said she had been attacked by a man who had fled when she called for assistance. A suit oC overalls was found in n.

cornfield similar to those she said her assailant wore. Seaman said he hnd put them in his wife's home, from which they bad disappeared. Inquest This Week Friday night Senmnn and Coolidge to Recall Agricultural Body By Associated Press. "sWAMPSCOTT, Aug. Coolidge will recall his agricultural conference to map out legislative program for farm aid.

The conference which was appoint- Automobile Mysteriously Destroyed By Fire The big red Hnyncs car of NIc Goorgott was stolen from his garage at 0 o'clock last night according to a report made to the police. An hour or BO afterwards a second report was turned In that the car had been found, destroyed by Ilro along the road nt edge of the Vaughn woods, east of Wood River. It Is not home during Mrs. Seaman's absence on a bout trip on tbe Mississippi rlv- er The body was found about 7 o'clock Saturday by Seaman, after Miss Stallman hnd been dead not more than three hours, the coroner decided. The Seamnns are among the largest land owners In Coles County.

His farm of 300 ncrrn adjoins that of bis which contains 877 acres. An inquest will bo held later this wtek. when It Is expected a report heard ot nn examination of the vital organs, which were removed nnd which will be sent to Chicago or ed a year ngo presented a program to the last session of C'ongreps In which principal recommendations was fur government nld to cooperative marketing. Coming before Congress is the closing days, of tho session, the confer- the village officials jumped up front' their hiding place on the shore nml halted the four men. One man started running nnd escaped.

Village Cleric fired shot at him but missed ns he was lost, to view in cornfield. The other thren were easily taken. They accompanied the officials to Hartford and were put in jail until they gave bond. The men were uncommunicative and nt onco announced their ncss to stand trial nnd give bond, which was arranged. According to tbe Hartford oftlciuts the boat was laden with booze which was tho purpose for hauling- the boat up town to bo used as evidence.

Tho boat and its contents was confiscated by the village authorities. The State's Attorney's office, who gave Instructions that the owners of the boat should be held under bond of 55,000. Tho method adopti-d by illicit rum runners In disposing of their wares in said to be n.s follows: A customer would come to the river bank nnd sipnal boat on the river which would immediately draw up, take the order and receive the money. Tho would proceed rapidly to tho of Congress In which Missouri shore to supposed borao caches, would procure the fuipply by the cit.slomer.s and wir.iNl proceed baek to a. difiVrent point Ignated by the rum runner.

At fhia designated point the order deposited comvalfit In a clump of the biggest In this section. Greenfields Granted Charter SPRINtiFIELD, Aug. 309 Belle Btrcot, Allon, wtic granted a charter by the secretary ot Htnle hero yesterday. The concern, which has a capital Mock of $10,000, wus Incorporated by William, -Mux and Mumlo Greenfield. It will deal In Men's clothing.

Tho Rosenberg Department Stores. of qranlto City, wns granted a charter. It'H capital stock is $40,000, nnd It was Incorporated by William Julius nnd 1'eurle 8, Rosenberg. It will deul In general mer- BOH. was.

over KcnrchlnB for him with his sean-h light from tho airship. The waved MB cap In greeting to the The airship, illuminated us it attracted attention ns It palled bend in tho bright moon Mother's Illness Cuts Short Vacation Mr. and Mm. Fred Norton, who known whether tbe persona taking the cnr set nre to It on purpose or that it nccldentnlly caught fire. The.

report of the burning of tho cnr was 1 Urbnna for nn analysis. made by Charles Vaughn. departed Saturday night for trip to Colorado, going by way of Chicago where they were to Hpe.nd few days before, going west. It) Chicago they received a messngo telling them of tbe Illness of the mother of Mrs. Norton, Mrs.

Maud Foster, of Upper Alton, and they hurried back to Alton, arriving here this morning. Mrs. Foster was obliged to undergo surgical operation for the relief of tho malady that was troubling her. Sincine. Sister Tliiulis Aug.

nnd Thomas Seaman returned today Steck Leads -Brookhart in Senate Recount Uy Associated Press. WASHINOTON, Aug. taking into account 2121 contested ballots which will be paused on Inter the recount of votes In the Iowa senatorial contest showed the following totals, with "'J counties completed: Republican; Steck, ncmioerat, So far In the Senate recount there have been found votes 111 the count'oH which were not counted by tho auditor. Of these, additional ballots 71-1 have been counted by tbe Sonnli- tabulators for Steel; and for ilrookhuvt, saving Steck a net guin ot 4V. to Mattoon.

111., to aid In the nves- llgntlon Into the. death ot Minn l.ora Stallman. 48, of Seamj.n. Funeral services was held ami the body of Mis' Slullmnn buried hcie tjtertfay. Before she.

left Cincinnati. Mrs. Seaman gave it her opinion that Miss Stalhnnn hud talwii Her own life. Threatening l-lters, Mrs. ben.

limn mild, were by Miss man to Kho chai'nctertol OK absm-d a that Minn btnll. man hnd beni nttacUe.l last 'IHurs- day by man In uvt-ralls. Weather Forecast Partly cloudy tonight nnd Wedncs day. Not much chnnse in tempera 1 ence report, failed of approval with opposition voiced to some of Its main proposals. Spokesmen for tlie farming territories told the.

president this summer, however, that they r.elieve-1 cooperative nmrketlDK legislation to bo the principal need of tho farmers and the president has determined to again leave the problem in the. hands of his conference headed by Robert D. Gary of Wytimlng. Death of Ruth Lucille Woolsey Ruth Lucille, four months old daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs.

Karl Wool- sry' of Kast Fifth street, died last evening at o'clock ut thu family The body will bo taken to Jersey- vlilo Wednesday nml interment will be in Oakland cemetery, Krum Street to be Paved A petition wns put in circulation today to pavo Xrum Htreet, a short street In Yngcr Park, which wns named after John M. Krum, flrst nmyi.r of Alton In Residents ot tyit street riviy tuke pride Hlnc.n tho ri't Is to be ulnglril out for paving, In li lowing that Mayor KrunVu picture Is the only pinture of uny Alton mayor which IIIIH i-ver been given the honor of liamsliw in the city bull. Mnyor Kriiiii's son, Judge t'hcHti-r Krum. for many yearn n. lending SI.

I.ouls lawyer, tho picturi; Alton. weeds nnd would ho pirkeil up by Urn customer whose onUr was tilled. Oil account of the various and the large number of mm snid to ngetl in the il was a viTV' (lillicuit proposition to check- up on what mi'ii toolc tli" nnli'i-M and vim. men mnuV deliveries nnd actually (lie customers of the rum runnim; boatmen. The tlmllnK of 1 bundle ili-pnsitrd nn the river bank by one of these motor" boats Sunday, which cimlainnl a.

quart bottle of Is to aroused the of tin 1 Hurtfulvl ofllciiibi, which iilliinatisy kd to Um arrest of the (three men ii'vuscd river ruin running. river Prepare to Organize Christian Church Here in Alton An cvnngellstlo will conducted jti the city of Allon nlng August by C. C. Crawford, for tli" purpose of lirou.slnp Interest In a plan for organising run- KrcKiitlon of thn Christian rlmrcii hue. lie ha? boon preaching occaMonally anil will hero nr-st Sunday to preach at the oM church In Tpper Alton.

Id-v. Mr. Crawford that st'ine have ticcn enrolled nml lb.it the, charier members of the proposed new church will bo those who respond ibirlng tha evangelistic to who have already sltjued up..