Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 2

PAGE TWO Close Races Looming for Town Posts Close of Filing Period Finds Long List of Candidates ALTON EVBNINO TELBOttfcMI WEDNESDAY, MARCH Repments Tl ha pr PI ut wi LU ve re th ey th tr W' tfc PI A at tl 11 it Wood River Contest Incumbents in Most of Cities Opposed For Reelection 36AreKi As Tornado Lashes Dixie Mad March Wind Sweeps Border Lands A contest between two candidates who tied tor president two years ago at BethaKo, and a five- cornered fight tor mayor with plenty of many-sided contests tor aldermen at Wood River, will ead the list of Tillage and city elections In Wood River township April 19, It was Indicated late Tuesday as the deadline for filing of petitions was reached. However, neither Hartford, Bast Alton, nor Roxsna would be left without spirited scraps for one office or another, the number of candidates filed Indicated. At Bethalto John Henkhaus.who drew the lucky number and the village presidency after he had tied Peter Meyer at 146 votes in the three-cornered contest of 1931. is again faced by the man who fought him even on the election. This time, however, the two wUi have their fight together.

Two ago Fred Plegge, then a retiring member of the vflage board, polled 31 votes. Fear for Pour candidates seek the three posts of village trustees lett open this year. They are Arthur Elliott, Fred Gerdes, and William pettmers, all up for re-election and William Doerr. Mayor Roger Holcomb of Wood River faces a contest with four candidates, one of whom he edged out of the office two years ago, another of whom owns a long Strikes Nashville Lieut-Col. Campbell B.

Hodges (above), military aide of Franklin D. Roosevelt, is shown as he arrived In Chicago to repersent the President at the funeral of Mayor Anton J. Cermak. (Associated Press Photo) Property Damage Put At Injured, 200 NASHVILLS, March 18, tornado which lashed the Tennessee-Kentucky border last night left a ton of 86 known dead and more than 900 injured to the wreckage of which marked Its path from the Mississippi to the Cumberland mountains. Striking on the Arkansas and Missouri side of the Mississippi early to the night, the twister swept down on Nashville and then onto the east, spending its fury to a final burst of destruction near Ktogsport and Rogersville, Tenn.

Through Lebanon, Horrogate and jelllco the storm marked Its path of destruction, stnalled towns went record as an alderman. John Hamilton, Wood River's former mayor, was defeated by Holcomb tor re-elecUon. Henry Schnaufer, many years an alderman and at one time a candidate for the Republican nomination for sheriff, 1s a second opponent. The other two are Zeno Stoecklin, business man and long-time resident of the city, and Andy Peters, who was the first to announce his candidacy and to file his petition. William A.

Johnson, city treasurer from 1939-1931. faces two newcomers in his effort to succeed George BchUltager. They are Joseph Connors and Harry Mote. City Clerk James Foreman, af- 100 Honor Couple At Carrollton On 50th Anniversary CARROLLTON, March and Mrs. William Kelly, life-long residents of Greene county were tendered a reception Tuesday evening at their home here to observance of their fiftieth' wedding anniversary.

The event was plen- ned by three of their daughters, Miss Lucille'Kelly, Mrs. Ada Ballard ot Carrollton. and Mrs. Bessie Reynolds of Bcrdan, as a surprise. It was 7 o'clock In the evening when a delegation of relatives first arrived at the Kelly home.

For half an hour others kept arriving untu the guests' numbered nearly 100. A delicious repast was served to the gathering by the three daughters who were acting as hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly come from families long prominent in the community.

They were married at the bride's home in the country near Carrollton and untD four years ago lived on the farm east of town, where they began housekeeping as bride and groom. Age led the couple four years ago to retire and seek an easier life In town. They The list of dead grew slowly today as wfcue workers dug In the wreckage of homes along the route ot the twister, and reports trickled in from rural communities as communication reestablished. NASHVILLE, March 15. mad March tornado lashed the Tennessee-Kentucky border from the Mississippi to the Cumber- lands last night and left behind it 30 known dead, more than 200 injured and property damage estimated above 11,000,000.

The twister struck early In the night after preliminary blows at the Arkansas and Missouri side of the Mississippi and mowed a path of destruction from the valley to the mountains through Nashville, Harrogate, Jelllco and Klngsport, touching many small villages on the Swatison Known In National Politics But Home Is Prime Interest of NeW Navy Chiefs Wife Playlet Win Baptists to Vieto Sewittg Circle of 95 Ago Here To Open Centennial First Dinner thttfadaj? at wrecking numerous and villages as it The period of II the activities of the Plrrt Church of Alton wfll for the enjoynient of the day members through the tton ot an original playlet as the celebration of the centennial of the church is opened on Thursday ever ni The playlet is styled "The Karen Sewing Society" and will reproduce a meeting of this organization which had an active A existence-in the church lite ot fiS years ago. Minutes ot the society are preserved to the records tit the church, and from these the dialog ot the play has been people- ot the, church wffl take the parts or the members, and one ot the, characters will represent the Rev. Mr. tves, an earn day pastor. Participants will appear to the costumes of a century ago? Those parts are Mary Abbott Blair, Martaret Ctaerlch, Mrs, Myra Robert Warner, and Biaf.

Picture of Other Days. period when the Kamr So- way. Throughout the night and early ter shaking oft opposition two years are 74 and 73 years of age. ago when he sought, At the 'gathering held last eve- has none for the present contest, ing five of their eight sons and today, the list ot dead and Injured grew as reports trickled in from the rural communities over crippled communication lines. Lights Snapped Out Nashville, a city of more than 150,000 and the Tennessee caplta4 felt the fun force of the storm as.

the driving winds dipped over a fringe of hills and cut across the eastern portion of the community, bowling over houses, damaging buildings, uprooting trees and Uttering the streeta with debris. At least eight were killed here. Alderman's Conkst Mrs. Claude Swanson gleaming with gold braid and civilians who call late on Tuesday afternoons wearing top hats and spats, are beginning to pay homage to a lady who lives at 3136 Street, Northwest, in Washington's most fashionable neighborhood. The lady to question is Mrs.

Claude Swanson, wife of the man who is soon to be Secretary of the Navy to the Roosevelt cabinet. Mrs. Swanson does not discourage the admirals or the ranking civilians. She has always had, as she expressed it, "A fondness tor the navy." As a youthful belle to Richmond, many of the dashing beaux who called upon her were navy men. She has traveled about the world escorted by the gold lace of XJncle Sam's navy.

it Mrs. Swanson Is the second wife ot the next Secretary of the Navy, his first wife having been her own sister, Llade. Both young Lizzie and friends of Mr. Swanson when he was a student at Randolph-Macon College to Ashland, Va. He married Lisle, and after her death, espoused the young lady who had become hla private Lights were snap- Is a lineal descendant of Patrick Henry.

Her father, oed out as power lines tell. Am- Col. James Lyon of Richmond, was a soldier of the Confederacy. I I I Alton chartered as a and which was marked by tthe martyrdom ot LoVejoy, and the ettys first financial crisis that opened to 1837. An historically correct as wen; as of that early day In the church'Is to be recreated through the playlet.

Thursday evening.has been set apart to the celebration of thevcen- tennlal of the First Baptist congregation tor a dinner and a 'get-together' of the immediate members of the church fam- fiy. Dinner wfll be served at 6:30 to the gymnasium-haU of the Y. W. O. A.

The principal after-dtoner address is to be by the Rev. Dr. A. E. Peterson of Chicago, general superintendent of the BUnols Baptist State Convention.

His announced topic'is "The Forward A feature of special interest will be the presence ot the Rev. and Mrs. M. W. Twtag of Saco, both of whom are to speak to reminiscent veto.

The Rev. and Mrs. Madam Sectitary Frances Perkins, secretary of la- leaves the White House after a conference with President Roosevelt. (Associated Press Photo) Bank Hours No Sign of Leisure Now clety flourished to the; nrA BapA i I. Pai ttet church 4 was the erawhich saw AllOIl Ital Will I 7 Kill Two Trains daughters were present.

They are Miss Lucille. Kelly, Mrs, Ada Bal- The First ward contest 'for al- i ar of Carrollton, Mrs. Bessie Rey- derman, however, should make up nolds of Berdan, W. L. Kelly ot for that There Al Fosha, the to- Beardstown, and Don Kelly of Al- cumbent, is up against a field ton.

The three who were unable attend the golden wedding festl- are Robert anft Walter, who consisting ct K. Talbert, Steve Buckner, Oeorge Veach, Lee Mc- Laughlto, B. Wathera, andi are John Elliott. In the Second Diego. and Mrs.

ward, Alderman AUle Vaughn of Slater, Mo. balances drove through uncertain streets to take some 100 or more Injured to hospital where physicians had to work 1 for a time with improvised fllumkmtlon. Scores of buildings in East Nashville were leveled and the National Guard was called out to preserve order. Rescue workers with flashlights picked their way over trees and through debris In the hunt for As a young girl, Lulie Lyon was educated to a girl's school at Alexandria, Va. Her large fortune from Virgtoia-hpth from her father and from her first husband, Cunningham Hall, a distinguished Southern gentleman by whom she had one son.

the present Cunningham Gets of Commerce Loss Described Term Long Referred to Easy Job Any More 1500 Open; Growing $300,000,000 of Gold It Returned to tJ. S. NEW YORK, Match 15 W) "Banker's hours," long the facetious synonym for a continued today to belle the Implication of leisure, as the work to speed reopening of the nation's sound banks wafc pushed forward. In most federal reserve bank- centers officials worked wefl toto the night to earnest effort to hasten authorisations for bank reopentogs today. State banking superintendents and their also found the task a heavy one.

Everywhere the amWtkm was to authorise openings swiftly as the routine details could be accomplished. More than 1,500 banks already have been opened to first two of the week, and included to that number are the major banking institutions of the country. Those which awaited the signal to resume business today were greater to number by far than those already opened, but they were comparatively small. Income Tax Despite their lack of pretensio: to sire, many of the banks whlc! awaited the signal for opening to day play an Important part in the movement of products of the soil; and it was the fact that so many of these banks necessarily were delayed to reopening that prompted the Chicago Board of Trade and the New Orleans cotton exchange to postpone the renewal of trading. Much of the business of these two exchanges reaches toto the agricultural areas served by the house was filled last evening the dead and injured.

Two negro D. C. Burroughs had but one op- witn baskets of flowers sent by re- churches and a school were wreck- ponents Harold Thompson, but in Uidents of Carrollton and the com- ed. the Third and Fourth, both In- mun ity. wanbents each had two, and their presence on the list of candidates made it possible that might be elected trom the two districts.

In th Lee and Al Schueler. The other Schuster brother, Herman, and Harry Fields composed the opposition for Alderman Q. F. Hendrtekson to the Fourth. Fires added to the confusion.

Storm Heads East MrSi elly before her marriage First reports ot storm damage a mem ber of the Comb-rink came from northeast Arkansas and family, her brother being the Rev. southeast Missouri. Heavy damage Combrlnk, who served as I reported at Caruthersville. pastor of the Twelfth Street Pres- Then the storm headed eastward byterian church at Alton. and whipped into middle Tennessee Among those from Alton who at-1 and on across the state.

The litUe tended were Mr. and Mrs. R. K. town of Pruden in the coal 'mine Whlteside and Mr.

and Mrs. Don country reported ealght dead. In Kelly. 1 Klngsport, East Tennessee Industrial center, six were killed and Jel- Hall, a Richmond newspaper man. This energetic woman is not unknown in the whirligig of national politics she prefers the drawing room to the rostrum.

She has been a chum since childhood of Lady Nancy Astor, and Is a firm adherent of woman's place in the body politic. As vice president of the National Woman's Country Club, and vice president of toe Child's Welfare Society, Mrs. Swanson has had many opportunities to express her views. This she always does unhesitatingly-after the fashion of her ancestor, Patrick Henry. Her home on Street is the mecca of women who wish to expound their theories of government.

Whether their views coincide with Mrs. Swanson's makes no difference. They are accorded a fair exposition. Mrs. Swanson, blonde, petite, vivacious, is a widely traveled person.

She went wlto Senator Swanson to the League ot Nations conference at Geneva, and before her marriage visited many European countries. Unliurt in Earthmiake Valley Creek, Fonds. Newcomb Woolbrtdge and Proctor, all to th ter and Howard Gibson. Roxana kept up Its old custom 1 James Darr. who is servtoc in the, Tennessee of furnishing no opposition for its United States Navy and stationed 1 president as long as he desires to at San Pedro, on the XJ.

S. uamage deluc run. WhQe the custom has not al-1 Marblehead, a cruiser, has written ways been adhered to, to the past his mother, Mrs. A. B.

Ellington of two presidential elections, even dur- East Broadway, to inform her ot mg the one after Harry Chaffer I his safety to the recent earthquake. th hit retired from office, only a candidate faced the public. to the Relief Organised The storm winds also reached to- succeeded single He was on shipboard at the time to the blue grass country and there of the earth shock, he says to his was hail to its wake as it spent its letter, and all available men apparently against the East i ftt onc equipped for short patrol Tennessee mountains. There were B. Mecurdy, who dlrt the Long Beach area.

dead at Osewego. Harrogate Mill Chatter two years ago, 040..,, returned from Point and at Bellwood to the Ten- rour 168 ofl thelnessee storm area. lacKS coagt yj ft before Relief forces were organized alter po- earthquake, he writes. The U. S.

8. quickly and the rescue work was President Seeks World Accord to Limit Wheat Crop Would Reduce Production To Coincide With Consumption on the board will make up- Roy 1s the only member The former police magistrate, Charles Harbfce, W. C. Carpenter, a A. Marblehead was among ISO ships pushed to the utmost as daylight reviewed in an 11-mile parade by neared.

The Red Cross went into Admiral R. H. Leigh, chief ot naval action here Immediately and all operations on the sea. It is esti- policemen, firemen and city forces a minion persons were ordered on duty to the strtck- half the Shaituck are after the post now held by Tumbeaugh. Trustees at Alton.

Village PresMant O. A. VanPre- ter ot Sast Alton delayed until the fmal day his filing for re-election. Two other candidates. Thomas H.

Watson and Trustee Fred Johnson, had filed previously. In ease Johnson should be elected at East Alton, or Schnauter at Wood River, the law-making bodies of both those communities would continue through the year with the chain left vacant, according to opinions rendered by attorneys from both. As ths Inauguration would occur leas than a year before next year's and otty elections, tt would not be required that these positions be filled, the attorneys, W. P. Boynton for East Alton and Francis Manning for Wood River, stated Tea were in the race tor positions on the East Alton village board.

only two of them, M. Smith and C. F. Stone, being incumbents, George Luman, former mayor, leads the list, and is followed by William KeU. Harry Smith, Trustee R.

M. Smith, R. J. Mock, Cyrus Sawyer, Thomas Redman, Walter Fred and Trustee Stone. Seek Hartford review from the en section of East Nashville.

There was no official estimate ol damage and authorities feared an Increased toll of death and destruction with the restoration of communication and the ooming of daylight and further reports. Two persons were killed to the destruction ot a home at Lebanon, Tenn. The population of the section stricken hardest by the tornado is presumably white. WASHINGTON, Marrh 15, The Roosevelt administration is seeking a world-wide agreement to limit production ot wheat so as to bring it down to the consumption level, wiping out the heavy surplus which for the past several years has been beating down prices. The proposition already has been taken up in unofficial manner bu is expected to be made the sub- and other relatives In Alton area.

Gas Poisoning Dangers Lessened by Inspection Neglected small leaks in gas fixtures are responsible for many cases of gas poisoning amonj- children. The small quantity of leaking gas, while not enough to affect the adults of the household, has been sufficient to make the children 111. The slight gas leak should be attended to Immediately, and the fixtures to every home should be tested at regular intervals. ot diplomatic conversations nating it possible in an agree ment at the world economic con ferenoe to London this summer. ect ulmin The plan, broadly, is to set ixed quotas ot wheat which may be produced each year by the great wheat Austral- Argentina, Russia, the Balkans and the United States.

Similar International agreements regarding other agricultural products may be undertaken later, although plans regarding them have not yet taken definite shape. The United States itself will be definite action to reduce its production of wheat and other products if Congress enacts the farm relief legislation which is to be asked shortly to a special message by President Roosevelt. Twtog are expected to arrive here this evening, and will be the house guests of Dr. and Mrs. H.

W. Davis during their stay. The-Rev. Mr. Twtog was pastor of the church for 30 years from 1896 through 1928.

Special Sunday Services. Presiding at the after-dinner program will be the pastor of the church, the Rev. J. MS. Warner.

Dr. N. J. Hilton, district superintendent, will give the invocation. Both next Sunday and 'Monday are to be marked by special anniversary services in the First Baptist church with the Rev.

Dr. Albert W. Beavan, president of Colgate- Rochester Divinity School, and the Rev. Dr. Peterson as the guest speakers, Monday evening a sketch of the history of the church from Its institution March 10, 1833 will be given.

The sketch has been prepared through research of a committee headed by C. A. Caldwell which for weeks has been studying the church records ot the last century. SPRINGFIELD, March what the Illinois Commerce Commission called financial condition, the Alton Railroad today obtained permission to discontinue two of four local trains, between Chicago and Jollet, because they are operated on an annual loss of $55,000 a year. Gross revenues of the railroad, the commission's order said, have declined from $33,588,193.56 to 1923 to $14,090,370.30 In 1932, a decrease of more than 50 percent.

Notwithstanding new economies, revenues have slumped this year so that gross, earnings are -24, percent less than during a corresponding period last year'. Further, the commission found ALL IN THE FAMILY KNOXVXLLE. odd coincidence took place in the Court House recently. Two lawsuits were taking place at the same tune. In one, Hugh Simpson, lawyer, was defending his uncle Newman Simpson.

In the other case, Wallace McDonald, attorney, was defending his uncle, John W. Griffin. The very strange part of it is that Newman Simpson Is John W. Griffin's cousin. QUITE ELEMENTARY.

EL only to fiction does the detective hide his identity behind a big bushy beard. J. Frank Norfleet, enemy to swindlers and confidence men, entered the police station disguised to a beard and had It not been for his unusual voice, even his friends among the detectives and officers would not have known him. Fourteen years ago Norfleet hunted down seven confidence men who swindled him out of $45,000, and since that time he has gone after more than 150 bad men. He boasts that he never has had to shoot a criminal.

Miss Grace Yost, who underwent an operation Monday tor relief of appendicitis at St. Joseph's Hospital Is making satisfactory progress, but will not be able to receive visitors until Saturday. It was reported today. Miss Yost is office assistant at St. Joseph's Hospital.

that to 1932 the railroad failed to earn its fixed charges by $1,259.706, and today it has obligations totaling $1,929,250 which must be met within several months, and probably unable to borrow, inasmuch as all available collateral has already been put up to secure a $2,500,000 loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corp. Discontinuance of the two Chicago-Joliet trains will gain the railroad about $30,000 a year, the commission found. These trains are numbers 71 and 72, dally; and numbers 170 and 175, on Sundays. They carry mostly Chicago commuters riding on commutation tickets and the change will mean only that commuters riding the train reaching Chicago later to the morn- Ing will have to ride the earlier train. smaller banks.

One effect of the national bank holiday for which many expressed gratitude today was a postponement of the time when Income tax returns must be made. The time for filing ordinariy would have expired at midnight tonight, but the Bureau of Internal Revenue announced last night that the date had been changed to March 3L Most Pay Interest. This was due to the realisation by government officials that many taxpayers have found ft difficult, and in some cases impossible, to complete arrangements tor payment of their tax, due to the bank holiday. The only stipulation made to the postponement is that taxpayers who wait until after midnight tonight must pay six per cent interest for the two weeks period on one- quarter of" their oil tat There were signs that a larger part of the hoarded gold ot country, If indeed not most of already has been turned back the federal reserve banks. The time limit set by the Treasury Department for return of gold expires March 17.

It was estimated today that the return of gold thrtwgbcrei the country has exceeded $300400,000 to date. Row Openings Spread. Every Federal Reserve bank district had open today a sufficient number of banks within its territory to provide new impetus for business and trade. The number of banks, both member and non-member, of the 12 reserve districts which were open for business today vas- District No. of Banks Open New York 315 Philadelphia "175 Boston .115 LUCKY FOR PAPA DAUGHTER: Papa went off this morning to good humor.

MOTHER: Mercy That reminds me I forgot to ask him for any At Hartford the last two days for iiltog brought fin additional candidates. Village, Cterk Henry Bar- ttls said today; One mm fUed minutes before closing time Tuesday 3 p. m. C. W.

Was the earner who filed his candidacy for president of the board. Howe Victims of California Earthquake was among the first to take out petitions. Four men filed the previous day. Monday. They were Arthur Ottwell for president of the board and Frank Moore, Lennle Crabtree and Warren Hllunan for trustees.

Ott well Is a member of the present board. Provided no one withdraws from the race the ballot will contain names. They are: For president of the board of trustees, 0. W. Brown, W.

A. Schanafelt, Vertlce Noble, Arthur Ottwell. C. W. Hove; for member of the board of JftmM Dugger, Salem Tackott, Theodore Rambo, Ray Tumbw Witt, Frank Moore, tree, and Warren A STUFFED ELK GOT THBIB GOATS SALT LAKE CITY.

S. Joseph, local mining man. got quite a kick out of his latest practical Joke. Reports have been go- Ing around that an elk has been seen near the city. Joseph laughs up his sleeve at such reports.

He got a hearty chuckle out ot a statement made by A. R. Stand- Ing, regional inspector of grazing to the United States forestry service at Ogden, that he had teen an elk 100 yards oft the Salt Lake and Ogden highway. But he came right out and guffawed when he heard Newell B. Cook's experience with the animal.

Cook, state fish and game commissioner, and one of hla men sneaked up on the magnltloont. elk ad took a shot at It. the animal did not move at the first shot he shot again. BttU nothing provoci ww. to be a stuffed OM.

The Hfes Oluh had given the animal to and he had placed It to the for fun. Fifty thousand gaged to the England. in) Limit Debate on Economy Bill WASHINGTON, March 15, A bar against long-winded debate today promised Senate approval of President Roosevelt's $500,000,000 economy bill before adjournment tonight. Passage was taken for granted by leaders of both parties. The Democrats in caucus bound themselves to vote for the bill; leading Republicans said they would support it since It was advanced as something that would maintain the credit of the government Some on both 'sides, however, were doubtful of how materially might reduce tha sweeping powers the measure would give to the President to cut veterans' benefits and federal salaries.

So many amendments were pending that when the Senate got into Chicago Cleveland 334 Richmond Atlanta St Louis 52 Kansas City .....171 San Francisco Dallas Minneapolis Information not" from officials. Fifty-Oro banks which are members of Use Federal opened yesterday and the list was agumenied to tbe nun banks was "The list was by no means complete, tor additions beta? made constantly during tbe nkfet and early morning. There was no state where banking faclUUes were not aTmflaSrit- thpugh many communities tOU wtw without their usual banking accox- moda lions. Rotary Pays Tribute to Memory of J. A.

Giberson Members of the ABoo at their noon meeting a snarl last night over Spanish, today to J. A. Gibenon. vbase War veterans benefits the Demo- occurred yesterday. Mr.

cratlo leaders decided there must be some end to debate. Senator Democnt, Mississippi, a request to forbid any Harrison, presented member to "than utes about the bill or minutes on an amendment Nobody objected, i Several amendments already had been inserted toto the bill passed by the House. This makes it necessary for the measure to go back to that branch for farther action. House leaders intimated that unless Mr. Roosevelt objected to some of these senate changes, they might be accepted without a conference between the two branches, i This would another ete-i mem tending to delay, at least temporarily, transmUaoa of the bill to Ihe White House, One of the prime changes made by the Senate was sponsored by Walsh, Democrat, UMcechuseUa.

would prevent removal from the oompensiUoQ rolls of name, ot World Soudan War whose was a charter members of the Rotary Quo. and the monteis stood to silence for oae minute a nart of respect to him. Funeral services for Mr. GSbenoc will be held tomorrow at 5 p. from the Unitarian Cborcb.

AXD SO IT BBGAN WIFE. Yon ovcbt knov now. John, thai speak as I HUSBAND: Tec, dew Bern. QUKKASUGHTNIN Their home destroyed by the disastrous that rocked the a family is shown outside an Imprpvjpd ahetter Park. Long Beach.

Oal- eeUng food provided Ik. JL "the" authorities Miked etttMna to apply tor against typhojd Guarding against It the sight 04 a.