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Sstablished January 20,1836) 3c Per Copy ALTON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1925 Member of The Associated Press' 2MILLEDAS TRAIN JUMPS EMBANKMENT Persons Believed Injured When St. Louis San Francisco Cars Leave Track. 10 COACHES FALL DOWN THE BANK Most of Dead Believed Killed Outright, as Cars Tumble Into Tangled Mass Down Bank, i (By 'Associated Press) MEMPHIS, Oct. 27. -Twenty dead and more than 30 was the known toll taken Jthen the Stmilylancl, fast St.

fcouis San Francisco passenger train, left the rails near Victoria, today, and tumbled into a tangled mass down a 40-foot embankment. At least 20 person! were killed outright or died before a relief train could reach the scene and possibly double that number were injured. The train, traveling between GO and 60 miles an hour, apparently spread the track about 200 feet from a 40 foot trestle. The engine cleared the trestle, as did the first baggage coach. The engine did not leave the track.

Three baggage coaches and nine day coachea and Pullmans made up the jtraln. Except the last Pullman the coaches J-olled down the 40-foot embankment Three coaches were a tangled mass bf wreckage. One at them dived head long into the clay bank by the side oof the track and the others rolled and jammed as they struck tho bottom piling the occupants into tho tops' anc ends of the cans. Few of the passengers sleeping in the last three Pullmans, suffered ser loustinjury and It was these who di reeled rescue andTirst aid work be fore relief trains arrived. Asks Police to Find Missing Hour Many of the residents of Alton con- Ider the police department e.n ever eady gource of liclp In most any sort trouble.

And an a result the officers ave many freak calls for assistance, "requently they are called to reeve citizens of petty annoyances, and Shlef Rotsch and his obliging force re always ready to render any rea- enable form of service. But some- Imes the calls received arc of aucli a. humorous nature that the police uspect an 'effort Is being pressed to make them the butt of a practical The prize request for assistance was ecelvccl several years ago by tho po- Ice department when Chief Rotsch vas a member of the force. A Woman ailed by telephone one day and asked hat an officer be sent to chase the iparrows out of a tree In front of ler property, as the twittering of the ilrds greatly annoyed heiv Sunday afternoon Chief Rotsch re- another" call which had a hum- irous aspect. A woman called on the clcphono and' asked that an officer sent to locate her husband.

"He eft an hour ago and. hasn't come jack," she confided. Well don't you ever let your husband home for a while?" asked he Chief. "Oh, yes," replied the woman, "but we sent him for a loaf of bread and we can't have dinner until ho gets jack. Please have the East End officer look him up." ST.

LOUIS. Oct. 27, Kuril, president, qf tho St Louls-Hai Railroad, issued a state input this.afternoon placing the num 'Of casualties in the wreck train. No. 108.near Victoria, a ten dead Mf wva based on information from Genera Manager J.

H. Fraser at the scene the accident. Ford's Railroad to be Reorganizec WASHINGTON, Oct; 27, (XP)- corporate re-organization of Ford's Railroad has been undif taken It was disclosed today from appllca tions filed with tho Interstate Com jnerce Commission. Girl, 14, Dies Saving Baby From Fin CHICAGO, Oct. 27, "Winners 14, was told to take gooi care of tho baby when her mothe i was taken to a hospital, A shot- later she smelled smoke.

Sh ltto tho kitchen, where flame were lapping at the baby's coverlets Neighbors found her dying with th Infant cooing in her fire scarred arms HE WHO LEVELS A TRAFFIC POST MUST PAY BILL City Not to be Holder, of the Buck at Rate of $120 Per Post, Finance Committee Decides. WOMAN DIES WHO SAVED FARM REARED FAMILY Mrs. Annie Noble, for Years Resident of Prairietown Neighborhood, Dies in Home in Alton. CAR HELD AFTER BREAKING POST And if Machine Isn't Worth Cost of Post, City Will Seek to Collect on Owner's Insurance. Persons whose automobiles knock lowu traffic posts will not go on heir in tho uture without hearing from the own- of said post at the rate per lOBt.

This was decided at a meeting of ho Finance Committee of the City COURT FINDING AS TO CITY HALL STILL AWAITED City Officials and Others Much Concerned Over the Approaching Decision of High Court. OPINION EXPECTED TO BE GIVEN SOON LAW PROVISIONS CITED BY MAYOR Order of Court Will Finally Decide Whether Work May Be Launched Soon on City Hall Building. Today there wan deep Interest among municipal officials and others concerned over tho possibility of a decision being handed down today In the Supreme Court in the Alton city hall case. There seemed to be no doubt in the mind of'lawyers connected with the case that tho deci- Cut-Off Flan Contested SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 27, Authority ot tho Interstate Commerce Commission to authorize tho Edgewood Cut-off by which tho Illinois Central Railroad would, havo 164 miles in transporting: freight north nnd south through Illinois and Kentucky was contented in argument by lawyers before tho Supremo Court hero today.

David S. Lansdcn of Cairo opened the attack on the, Federal Commits- action anC BS prepared to 'Consume his share of six hours in oral argument. Against his position and supporting tho validity of tho cut-tj R. V. Fletcher, of Chicago.

C. E. Society Will Present Comedy "At the End of the aRinbow," a college comedy, will bo given Nov. 3, at the Spalding uudltorlum by the members of tho Christian Endeavor Society of tho Twelfth Street Presbyterian' Church. A remarkable old lady died in Alton yesterday afternoon when Mrs.

Ann! Noble, aged 83. passed away fron pneumonia and the effects of old age She was a successful woman, farine in Madison county for 'ninny years a widow 1 forty-five years ago when her husband died leaving he witii a family of nine children, th youngest two years old, slit turn'e her attention to making a. rear honi out of that farm property in th PrairleVotfn 'neighborhood. She ha to contend with a mortgage of $3.40 on the place which was a high BUI for those days. She also had to pro vide for the support of her'big fam lly.

The children served to help under her direction and sh made a. big success out of rearin the children as well as In saving an making more valuable her home place. Seventy years she lived -on that farm, until about five yours ago when she found it Inadvisable to con- tlnup making her home in the old house where she had gone as and where she had reared her children. One by one the children married and left the old home place to make homes of their own but Mrs. Noble continued to stay.

Finally all of them had left her but sho continued managing the farm. Then she rente- out the farm but kept the house and" went on living thero until her age became such she yielded to invitations to live with her children. She had, in the years slio lived there, paid off the mortgage, supported her children and hud even added sixty acres to the farm. Mrs. Noble was born in Germany and camo to this country alone when sho was eighteen years of age.

A few years after coming to Madison county she married hero and spent all the remainder of her life in this county, tho last five years of which was in Alton. Her children are William, ITi-eil, Henry and Charles of Staunton; H. Noble and Mrs. Kate Bart of Bunker Hill, Mrs. George Mid- dleeoff of Alton and Mrs.

Annie Dub- blede of Keysport, 111. She leaves also twenty-nine grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren. The funeral will bo held Wednesday morning from tho Middlecoff home, 1022 East Fourth street, at 11 o'clock, to the Lutheran church at Prairietown, where Cervices will be held at 2 o'clock. She had been one of the mainstays 6f that Lutheran church for many years and so the body will be taken back there to tho neighborhood where sho spent so many years of her life, so that her old neighbors may attend tho funeral. Sho will be Council Monday night.

The posts are I slon made at this term of Supreme Court and they thought oo that this week would be the time 'or filing tho opinion. City officials have been giving much thought to tho next step to be tuk' en when the docision Is handed down. The findings of the court on point of the'city milking use of old city hall site for a new build ng wil be final, whatever the court orders done will be adopted as tho policy of tho city. It has been al ready published that Mayor Davis ivill favor building on tho old site it the Supreme Court rules the city has a right to do so. He has also declar- 3d his intention of getting busy at the earliest possible time with plans for constructing tho building.

If the old site wins it will make it possible to have the new building quicker. If the old site loses, tho mayor points out, new site will have to be chosen, a bond issue will have to be provided for and the old bund issue will have to be paid off from the proceeds of the now, This Is because of the fact that the bond Issue already made for the city hall was foi the purpose of remodelling and 1m proving the old building, and it wil be possible to use that money in erect Ing a new tiulldlng on the old founda tions. But if thu old site is no available, then nono of thq money ii hand for tho purpose of rebuilding the. city hall will be available and ni entirely.no>v provision must be nmd reeled by the city to minimize danger at corners and the fundamental act behind nil traffic post theories is hut the autolst mlist drive lot a post. When a post knocked down and dragged away, not out, the city faces an ure of $120 to replace that post.

"But he city, so tho Finance Committee members, decided, is not fo bo final of the passing buck. The post at Henry street was mocked down and removed complete- and when the matter-was brought up at the finance meeting members were told that the offending automobile had been impounded by the po- Ice as protection for the city. TJiis irought up the question of paying for storage on the car should it not be by the owner, because the city has faced storage bills before. This question was pertinent in view of the statement of some members that the car which hit tho Henry street post now isn't worth th cost of a new post. Then, it was said, the city would claim on the insurance.

This can be done. Alderman Watson, an insurance man, said, be- ciiuso breaking of a traffic poet is damage to property. An instance where damage to a sidewalk was puid from insurance was cited by Street Commisslonei Watson. It. was stated too that 1 the city will seek reimbursement foi damage to the motorcycle in a collision.

The broken-down-traCfic-viost quos tion Was one of several discussed bs the aldermen. One was the matter opening sand on the riverfront to the Mayor Davis reported after an inspection, that the sand along the Illinois Terminal tracks to' the river terminals is the property of. the railroad, which paid for its pumping for support of tiie tracks. The railroad, the mayor said, offered to make Grossheim Body at Home The body of Joseph G. Growhelm was taken last night to tho homo, on State street, after It first had been taken to the Elks' home.

Tho funeral will be at 10 a. tomorrow, with BorvKen at St. Mary's Church. Tho pallbearers who have been selected for tho funeral tomorrow uro as follows: J. Beebe, 13.

E. Campbell. Wm. C. Gschwoml, William K.

Levls, O. J. Pim, L. A. Schlafly, George Sprlngmun, J.

Wuelner; II. Beall, August H. Belser, E. A. dill, 1M J.

Joehl, Clem K. Noll, M. C. Rhodes, George J. Thomas, Thco.

J. TUnper. RlfJc Restored to Owner After brief hem-Ing on property rights, Polko Mttfc'lstrule Connors yesterday awarded pcmaefiqlon of a rlflo to Arthur Scales, who earlier in the day had secured u. oeurch warrant Against Robert Hardy in whoue possession he claimed to have left the' tfuu. Constable Hoffman found tliu Kun in poRteBKlon of tohoemaktir why said Hardy pledged it tor a debt.

Hut Maglslruto found that Die shoemaker had prior knowledge that Scale's was the owner of tho rifle, ordered should bo turuttl to him. Central avenue a road to the river, but because it owns the sand along its tracks, cannot be forced to construct road, other than Central avenue, to make that sand available. The railroad has an easement to that land, the mayor said. It was announced to the committee that in future rules of the council will be adhered to in the matter of presenting ordinances and that all ordinances must go through the Ordinance Committee before their introduction in tho council and not drawn up and placed with the committee just before a council meeting. The committee took no action on the claim of W.

G. Gray lor alleged damage to his Main street property by changing of natural water courses when that street was paved. A slightly similar condition was repored on Logan street at the Webb property. The solution there was thought to be paving of an alley 1000 feet long and that phase of the matter will be considered. Comptroller Miller reported that confiscated beer bottles had been sold for Old Residents Revisit Scenes of Earlier Days An old lime resident of Madison county cumo back here to revisit the scene of his earlier yeaue, after an absence of forty-one years.

He bruught with him his wife and tho couple laid beside the grave of her husband i bavo been hunting up old friends and who died forty flve years ago. scenes. Th Doctors Invited to State Hospital Clinic Every physician in Madison county has received from Dr. C. 13.

Trovillion, managing ofHcer of tho Alton State Hospital, an invitation to at- 'tend a-surgical clljilu at tho hospital on Thursday afternoon of this weolt, Otober L'U, commencing at a o'clock. Tho clinic will be conducted by Dr. 8. M. McKclvcy, ntuto Burgeon of Illinois.

Each of the eelymosynary institutions of tlio stuto lias its own stuff of physicians and surgeons and this Is the first time that the state has ever sent Its expert tu theso Institutions tu give clinics in special CUSCB, It Is anticipated that there will be a largo attendance at tho'clinlo aa the expectation Is that the latter will be highly informative and instructive In Us nature. Forecast Cloudy tonight and Wetlnc-day, probably with rain; colder Wednesday, lowest temperature tonight will Ue above freezing. aro Mr. and Mrs. P.

J. Sapp of Centralla, who left hero in February, 1884. They formerly lived in the Moro neighborhood and Mrs. Sapp's maiden name was Riley. The couple's disappointment over finding so many of their old friends and acquaintances gone was accentuated by missing out In thelv search for some of tho old familiar landmarks.

Among theHc was the old city hull. They rlld not know tlio city hall wan not here any more, Mr. Sapp wanted to visit tho third floor of tho city hall to refresh his memories of KOIIIO meetings attended there. He recalled the Tllden campaign for president and a meeting that was held In the old city hall which was much disturbed by a vociferous person who persisted In shouting for his favorite candidates nnd just had to bo let a lime until hu wore out his voice. Morjenrotli Truck Parhed, Nol Running Walter Morgenrolh says that ho was tlm Innocent party In the auto Mnash in which hlw truck wus Involved.

He ciiUI his cur wan quietly parked when the other car ran into it. Miss Margaret 1IIII WIIH culled to her homo by the death of nn mint. Miss Hill IB of the corps Alton teachers. GEORGE RUSSELL DIES IN ST, LOUIS HOSPITAL AT 71 Former Deputy Sheriff i Stricken With Paralysi While Preparing to Undergo Operation. WATER CO, SALE IN ACCORD WITH CITY ORDINANCE Approval of Council Not Required, Because Only Stock is Sold, Finance Committee Told.

Only Transfer of Water Works Requires Councvl Approval, Franchise Provides. PAINLEVE CABINET QUITS IN FIGHT ON FINANCE PROGRAM Sale of the stock of the Alton Water -o. to the American 'Waterworks Slectrlc Co. will not require tho ap- of the City Council, the Finance Committee was Informed night by Mayor Davis who lad studied tho franchise ordinance vJth Corporation Counsel McGlnnis. The salo Involves only the sale of stock, the mayor said, which is not prohibited by the ordinance without council approval, and does not Include sale of the "waterworks." transfer of vhlch can be made, under the ordinance, only with approval of the coun- The sale of tho waterworks system and salo of stock in the Alton AVater Company aro two very different maters under terms of the franchise, and the city would appear to have no concern with any sale of stock.

Section of the contract emboodied the Alton Water Company fran chlso approved on March 31, 1006, says: "It is understood and agreed by the parties to this contract that the party of the second part Water Coin shall not sell, assign or djspose of said waterworks system to any per son, persons, firm or company or corporation, without consent first ob of a majority of the City CoUn cH of the City of Alton, and its approval by the mayor of said city. Pro vlded, that nothing herein contained shall in any wise prejudice the right of any stockholder in the Alton "Water Company, its successors or assigns to sell or dispose of his or their shares of Block in any manner The Water Company franchise also contains a. provision giving the city the right, should it BO to pur chase the waterworks system, Mayor points out. Section. M.of the franchise contrac gives the city the right to purchas the waterworks system from the Altoi Water Company on three months' rfo flee at any time within the life of th franchise, rind provides the machinery for getting valuation figures on whicl the purchase price is to be based.

The GREEKS, BULGARS IN AGREEMENT ON EVACUATION Mediation of Roumania Brought Truce, Greek Envoy Tells League of Council. NAVAL BLOCKADE LIKELY MEASURE section sets up that Uie purchase price shall not In any case "be less than Council Adjourns to Await Reception of League's Order for Mutual Evacuation. $240,000, which the company paid for Its initial holdings, and in addition thereto the cost of betterments, ex tensions, which may have been made by the Water Company. PARIS, Oct. 27, repre- sentatlve, M.

Carapanos, announced ut the opening of today's meeting of he League of Nations Council that hrough tho friendly mediation of Russia a direct agreement has been between Greece and Bulgaria "or evacuation of their respective ter- Both the Greek, and Bulgarian spokesmen charged responsibility for the conflict rested on the shoulders of tho other country and, Bulgaria, iko Greece demanded reparation. The Council adjourned until- 11 o'clock tomorrow morning to await advices whether the Athens and Sofia governments had ordered mutual evacuation within the 48 hours laid down by the council's edict of last Meanvyhlle instructions were being dispatched for the military officers of the powers in Athens and Sofia to proceed to the frontier, survey the evacuation and report. A- naval demonstration before Ath ens to a possible League of Nations move, should tho government of Prc mier Pangalos decline to bow to the League Council's decision i must, cease all hostilities and remove all Greek forces "frorrt Bulgarian sol The Council believes that the Greel Government will accept tho decision but it was learned in authoritative circles today that' the advisability a naval blockade has" already been discussed'' privately by the council. Although M. Carapano.

the Greek minister, told tho council today that both Greece and Bulgaria had reached George S. Russell, aged 71, a n.em- ber of an old time Alton family, died this noon at a hospital in St. Louis, where lie was 'taken for a surgical operation for a cancer. Mr. Ruisell had undergone the surgical operation and was apparently getting along all right, when he was disabled by paralysis.

The paralytic stroke and the operation had no connection whatever. Mr. Russell belonged to an early day family In Alton and it was by one i udge Fltzhenry has to tho Dr. Hayes Term In U. S.

Prison Being Served -Dr. L. H. Hayes of Alton, who was held In the Jail at Quincy pending decision by Judge Fltzhenry on- on application by Dr. Hayes for parole, has been taken to Ft.

Leavenworth to begin his term of Imprisonment. He made strong efforts to get released on parole but it is understood that direct accord, through tho good of flees of Rumania, to suspend hostilities and retire behind tho frontiers, the Bulgarian representatives declared they had no confirmation of this report. I Indeed M. Morloff, speaking for the Sofia Government, informed the council that a 'direct entente with Greece was utterly impossible, because of Greece's persistent refusal to listen to Bulgaria's repeated offers to appoint a Joint commission to inquire into the JOSEPH CAILLAUX MANY REASONS FOR U.S. THANKS GOOLIDGESAYS Peace at Home and Abroad, Public Health Good, Says Thanksgiving Day Proclamation.

of his ancestors that some of tho yd- dltions to Alton were Jaid out. He corfducted a grocery store on State street for many yearn and still had charge of it when he went to St. Louis to take treatment for tho cancerous growth that had been troubling him. lie was a widely known man in Alton and at ono time he served as a deputy sheriff ami at times too ho had served on tho Alton police force. Today a message was received at his home that he had taken a sudden change for the worse and his wife, accompanied by their two sons, Frank and Lcland, went to St.

Louis, had passed away before they arrived. The body will be brought back to Alton for burial, and announcement of the funeral plans will be made to- Funeral of Capt. King, Veteran Pilot, Tomorrow ST. LOUIS, Oct. 27.

Capt. Frank King, Mississippi River pilot for forty-nine years, who died at his home Sunday following a stroke of paralysis, will bo taken to Portage des Sioux, for burial at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. King was stricken Friday while at the wheel ot the harbor steamer, tho Erastus WellH, and was brought unconscious to his home, S336 Ridge avenue, lie was (17 years old, Members of the King family have piloted river boats for nearly a century, according to Kelly King, con of Frank King and grandson of John King, who was tho first of tho family to become a pilot. Frank Kins obtained license ut tho age of IS nnd took charge of the Dubuque ot the Northern Line, operating between 8t. Louis and St, Paul, Minn.

Later he entered the Bervleo of tho Eagle racket Company, wbloh ho served for thirty yearn. iSiglil yearn ago he entered tlje bervler. of tlio city lo pilot the Krastus Wells. Kins ia tiiirvlvad by his widow, Margaret King, two' KOIIH umJ two rlaujjhterB. son, Kelly, is now a pilot In the eervlco'of tho Louisiana Hallway anil Construction opinion that it was nece.ssurw that severe punishment bo inflicted as an object lesson.

At the time ot the trial Judge Fltzhenry was quoted as saying that there were so many iloe- tors and others who were making misuse of the privileges the law save them to decide as to tlie propriety of administering narcotics that it was necessary an example be made. Dr. Hayes has accordingly been taken to Ft. Leavenworth prison to begin serving his fivo year sentence imposed by Judge Fltzhenry after Dr. Hayes had pleaded guilty to the offense charged against him.

It is understood that no ruling bus been given by Judge Fitzhenry on the request for a parole, and that so long a time has passed elnee sentence was passed on him that Dr. Hayes was taken to the Federal prison to begin serving his term, because there WBS need for room in the Jail at Quincy where lie has been in confinement. It is said that Judge Fitzhenry does not make a practice of granting paroles, under such circumstances are existed in the Hayes case. Burglar Scare Turns Out to be False Tho police received a call this morning from tlm Cieorse AValter homo at Hunt Twelfth street to tlie effect that had been atolcii during the night, it being thought that an Intruder entered by a kitchen window. But shortly uftmvunl they were notified that no robbery had occurred.

The money had been left concealed under a pillow rovurlng, and hud been mislaid when bed cov- crlncs were changed, It was ox- plained, Party for KdwarU Hogue Miss Myrtle IJogue of State Klroct gave, a Hallowe'en party at her home liiht night In honor of tlio birthday of bc'r brother. luguc. fresliinontu wore m-rved and gumeb wftro played. Musk- wan rendered and (in enjoyablr time was had by the young pcoplu present. L'te Telegraph Want Adt for He-suits border trouble.

M. Morloff said the latest dispatch from Sofia, showed that up to yesterday the Bulgarian losses were 48 killed or wounded. Of these 26 were soldiers and -2 civilians, men and women. There was the probability of other unknown victims. He demanded that, independently of any penalties which the council might apply to Greece for so "grove a.

blow at International peace anil violation of her league obligations, "complete reparation should be accorded Bulgaria for the damage to persons aii'd property and all prisoners should immediately be released. Damage Suit Growing Out of Auto Crash Tlie police court was occupied for the greater part of the morning with tho trial of a damage action growing out of an auto collision a week ago yesterday at the intersection of Fifth and Central avenue. The case was brought by Harry Smith and H. jr. Russo against F.

T. Bowles. The col- Union was between a car owned by Smith and driven by TUisso and a tnxl pwned by Bowles and driven by Al J. Dnchance. Russo testified he proceeded west on Fifth street to cross tho intersection thinking (lint them was a.

boulevard stop to halt traffic southbound on Central. LaCbancc, who was coining south on Central, testified ttmt he proceeded into the intersection lie- cause ho had the right of way on tlio car coming west on Fifth, After the collision, it was test If ltd that the drivers argued the point about the boluevord stop anil found tlioro wus no boulevard sign posteii there. There formerly vas one, bui it bad boon removed. Smith saiil Ills damage amounted to J3S.17 ami Bowles snid his damage WIIB $78. Kadi side utilied an award to compensate him lor his loss.

Judge Connors tool; tlio matter under ad- vlwment until tiaturdny muniliiK. Vorgll Jacobs', i-lty attorney, rcprc- uentx'ii Kniltli and Husno who filed a city complaint. And John MoGinnis, Jr. represented Buwlesiind the Insurance firm with whom he hail a policy. Funeral of William Wilson Thursday The funeral of AVllllam Wileon will be held Thursday at L' from tne Russel Funeral parlors.

Interment will be in Oakwuod cemetery. WASHINGTON, Ort. 27 Coolldgo today proclaimed Thursday, Nov. 2n, as Thanksgiving Day, when gratitude should be ex- prespert for "many and great blessings" which have, come to the people durins tho last year. The nation ibsen brought safety and honor (through nnotlier 32 months, the proclamation will peace at home and abroad, with the public health good, with harvests nnd industries productive -and labor well rewarded.

Tlie proclamations of ttip president follows: By the President of the United States of America. A "Tho season approaches when, In accordance with a long established and respected custom, a day is set apart to give thanks to Almighty God for the manifold blessings which His gracious! and benevolent providence has bestowed upon us as a nation and as individuals. "We have been brought with safe' ty and honor through another year, and. through the generosity of nature, He has blessed us with re sources whose potentiality in wealth is almost incalculable; we aro lit peace at home and abroad: the public health is good; we have been undis turbed by pestilence or great catas irophe; our harvest and ouv Indus tries have been rich in productivity; our commerce spreads over the whole, world, and labor has been well rewarded for it remunerative service. "As wo have grown and prospered in material things, so also should we progress in mural anil spiritual things.

arc a God fearing people, who should set oursplvcH against evil and strive for righteousness in living, and observing the golden rule we xlioulil from our abundance help aiiil those, less fortunately plaoed. should bow In gratitude to God for MJs many favors. "Now, therefore, Calvin Coolldge, president of the United States, do hereby set apart Thursday, the twenty-sixth day of uvember, noxt, as a day of general thanksgiving and prayer, anil 1 recommend that oil that iluy tho people, shall cease from their work, and in their homes or in their accustomed places worship, devoutly give thanks tu the Almighty for tlie. many and great bles.sings they have received ami to seek His gulil- ancu that they may deserve a eontin- of His favor. "In witness whereof 1 have here unto set my hand ami caused the of the United to be of- llxed.

"Dune nt the oC this L'litli ilay of In tlio year of ovu- J.orcl, ono thousand nine hundred and twenty-live, anil of tho In- depc-nilencB of the United Slates of America, the ono hundred nnd liftlelh "CALVIN CUOMDO13." (Se l) Hy I'l-esidem. Frank B. Kellogg, Secroury of State. Ministers Unanimously-Decide to Resign When Assurance of Majority in Parliament is Not Forthcoming. CAILLAUX FOUGHT LEVY ON CAPITAL Radicals and Socialists Adopted 'Capital Tax, Leading to Crisis in Caillaux Dissension.

PARIS, Oct. Pairi- leve's cabinet reslgried today. M. Palnleve called on President Doumer- gue shortly after 2 p. m.

and presented the collective resignation of the ministers. The premier informed the president that the cabinet could not continue its work of restoring the French finances without being assured of a favorable majority In parliament. The decision of tho ministers to're-' sign was unanimous. 3t was caused by the attitude taken by the radical and socialist parties, at their recent congress in Nice, where the principle of a tax levy on capital was adopted. The Palnleve ministry, was formed April 16 of this year to succeed that of Edouurd Herrlot.

which also went down through the refusal of parliament to accept its financial policy, Like its predecessor, tho cabinet which steps down today Appended for its parliamentary majority largely on the parties of the left including the Radicals and Radical Socialists. Joseph Caillaux, Painleve'a minister of finance and one fthe outstanding personalities of the government, steadfastly has resisted the left in its desire to resort tor a levy on capital as a means of lifting France out of its linunclul difficulties. Paris dispafches for tho lust few days have made It plain that the premier and Foreign Minister Briand were not in sympathy with M. Caillaux's plans, the details of which have been kept largely in the dark during their consideration by the cabinet. Cold Lays Low Beautiful Gardens Last night there was a general laying low of nil vegetation after many narrow escapes.

The night became so cold that ico formed and thermometers recorded cold 4 degrees below freezing, which is too much for almost all vegetation. Tho tenderer plants had smrcumbed long ago, such us cininas and the most succulent garden plants. However, the gardens In I bo parks, except for cannus, wcro in good condition until tills morning, when they showed the effect of the freezing nlghL There have been other nights that might have caused destruction of all plants but the clouds which have overspread the skies all this month, except for a few nights, have had the effect of waving them. Kolls-Hoyco Here Alton were 1 given the opportunity today to view at close range a liolltj-ltoyi-e automobile. Tlie Kolls- Hoyi'u is probably dm blglicst priced car in existence.

i.s niaile in France anil Its prleo In xald to be IfM.tjilu. Tlie Kolts-Koyee pulled up to the curbstone at tho Mineral Springs hu- tel this morning and attracted considerable attention. Tho ear IN large and was so long that ii WUM neoewary lo Oraw one nji on ibo vliluwiilli in ordor in keep ll nut uf (be vuiy of iraflie in the. comer of Hie street. Tbr car is ownorl by JuliH of Chicago, of tho vice, proslilents of tho Illinois Glass Company, who u.

little hjilu in it, this morning with his chauffeur to attencl a special meeting at the Illinois Glass Co. Missionary to Speak at Twelfth Street Church The Rev. T. N. Thompson, a missionary, who is on a furlough, who has spent die past years in Shantung, Clil will be tho speaker ut tlio Twelfth Street Presbyterian Church Sunday morning at 10:45 o'clock.

The work of the liev. Thump- son hu.i kept, him in the territory oC tho International Battle grounds anil lie will have many interesting experiences to relate. Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock he will occupy tho pulpit of the Upper Alton Church. Seats for members of tlio Missionary Societies of tlie Twelfth Street Church will be reserved ami nil persona belonging to the societies ure urged to be present. New Ilupmubile Six Is Displayed Hero Mooro anil Hblnpauyli vent to St.

Louis today to bring up uno of the new lliipmobllc Six automobiles anJ they will huvo It on display in nhow room in the former John Hanry gurago at 171:: AVashlngUm street. Mr. tShiiipiiush siilj (hit) that after driving tho Hup eight and tlio Hup each motor is just (is wlleiit us tlio other and "Sillily 1 waxes warm in hlw praise of the Hup- mobile six unci preilicts for it trraat hutineis In the Alum district whera Moore and Shinpaugh are the ilealere,.